S6 ENSAG ENGLISH
Homework for next week is to read/watch at least one of the resources below.
A letter to Steven Pinker (and Bill Gates, for that matter) about global poverty — Jason Hickel
A letter to Steven Pinker (and Bill Gates, for that matter) about global poverty — Jason Hickel
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The New Optimists: A theory
How not to be ignorant about the world | Hans and Ola Rosling
How not to be ignorant about the world | Hans and Ola Rosling
Steven Pinker Makes the Case for Optimism [Interview]
Steven Pinker Makes the Case for Optimism [Interview]
We don't think the world is getting better. This is why we're wrong
We don't think the world is getting better. This is why we're wrong
Viewpoint: Five ways the world is doing better than you think
Viewpoint: Five ways the world is doing better than you think
Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
Was 2017 really the "worst year ever," as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we're doing better now in every one of them when compared with 30 years ago. But progress isn't inevitable, and it doesn't mean everything gets better for everyone all the time, Pinker says. Instead, progress is problem-solving, and we should look at things like climate change and nuclear war as problems to be solved, not apocalypses in waiting. "We will never have a perfect world, and it would be dangerous to seek one," he says. "But there's no limit to the betterments we can attain if we continue to apply knowledge to enhance human flourishing."
Now for the good news: things really are getting better | Steven Pinker
Now for the good news: things really are getting better | Steven Pinker
Isis and Syria dominate global headlines, but new data shows that violence remains in retreat overall
Good news at last: the world isn’t as horrific as you think | Hans Rosling
Good news at last: the world isn’t as horrific as you think | Hans Rosling
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz
We are told that technology is on the brink of ruining everything. But we are being lied to, and the truth is so much better. Marc Andreessen presents his techno-optimist vision for the future.
The New Optimists: A Critique
Steven Pinker’s ideas are fatally flawed. These eight graphs show why. | openDemocracy
Steven Pinker’s ideas are fatally flawed. These eight graphs show why. | openDemocracy
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Self-Serving Optimists Like Hans Rosling and Steven Pinker
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Self-Serving Optimists Like Hans Rosling and Steven Pinker
Why ‘Factfulness’ Cannot Save Us
Why ‘Factfulness’ Cannot Save Us
Is the world actually getting better? | UpFront
Is the world actually getting better? | UpFront
In this week's UpFront, we challenge author and Harvard professor Steven Pinker on his new book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism an...
We need optimism – but Disneyfied climate predictions are just dangerous | George Monbiot
We need optimism – but Disneyfied climate predictions are just dangerous | George Monbiot
PROGRESS AND ITS DISCONTENTS
PROGRESS AND ITS DISCONTENTS
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse
‘Techno-Optimism’ is Not Something You Should Believe In ❧ Current Affairs (long)
‘Techno-Optimism’ is Not Something You Should Believe In ❧ Current Affairs (long)
Class Materials
Architect Quotations
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Architect Quotations
Architect quotations from women - (homemade - very few "inspirational quotes" by women online)
Architect quotations from women - (homemade - very few "inspirational quotes" by women online)
British Slang Words & Phrases Dictionary | Oxford International English
British Slang Words & Phrases Dictionary | Oxford International English
Debating materials
The Rules of Civil Conversation
The Rules of Civil Conversation
Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies
Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies
24 Cognitive Biases
24 Cognitive Biases
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