Data scientist Hannah Ritchie debunks pessimism by highlighting progress in air quality, poverty, deforestation, and childhood mortality in her book, "Not the End of the World."
Data scientist Hannah Ritchie challenges pessimism, emphasizing humanity's progress in recent decades. Air quality has improved, poverty, deforestation, and childhood mortality have decreased, and gasoline cars (with potential coal phase-out) are on the way out. Ritchie's book, "Not the End of the World," presents evidence-based counterpoints to negative perspectives and offers potential solutions to pressing challenges, including climate change.
July 07, 2024
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