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"A daily pill could soon be available as an alternative to Wegovy and Ozempic injections after a trial found it led to substantial weight loss and improved blood sugar levels in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes." newscientist.com/article/250514…


Despite a widespread belief that humanity has exhausted certain resources, finding examples of fully depleted materials is very difficult. humanprogress.org/hang-on-are-th…


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Are you worried about your future? Turn on the TV or scroll through social media and it’s hard not to be. But is there a brighter side to the story? @Marian_L_Tupy


Relativism comes in many forms, but perhaps the most dangerous is moral relativism—the idea that there is no difference between right and wrong. humanprogress.org/enemies-of-civ…


"Based on the available relevant data for the period of 2016 to 2023 ASEAN has successfully reduced the proportion of population living below poverty line from 13.3% to 10.8%." humanprogress.org/poverty-in-sou…


The greatest progress has occurred in the places most integrated into the global economy. Countries in the economically freest quartile enjoy more than twice the average per capita income of less free countries. humanprogress.org/capitalism-the…


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Every time I happen to look at electronics prices, I'm shocked by how low they are. 50" 4k TV? $139.99. Great VR headset? $249. Starlink Mini? $229.99. M4 Macbook Air? $750. Consumer electronics have gotten incredibly inexpensive and the quality has gotten really high.


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This is good perspective. No one from 100 years ago had the simple pleasure of a hot shower.


Despite their name, rare earths are quite abundant. They are only called "rare" because of geochemical dispersion: they tend to be evenly distributed in the Earth's crust rather than occurring in concentrated, pure forms. humanprogress.org/chinas-rare-ea…


"More than 50 U.S. fish stocks have bounced back from disaster, or are on track to, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration." humanprogress.org/how-americas-f…


In 1830, buying the candles necessary for one hour of light at 1,000 lumens required around three hours of labor. Today, that's fallen to around 0.0735 seconds. humanprogress.org/light-has-burs…


If natural disaster resilience had not improved for the past 100 years, there would have been an annual average of 1,928,000 climate-related deaths between 2020 and 2023. Instead, the average was 12,270. humanprogress.org/freedom-from-c…


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