@sapinker: I believe your ideas about progress are flawed. I've written this article with 8 graphs explaining why.
I think you falsely tether progress to free market economics and centrist values.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.http://buff.ly/2GsZ4xl
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Denial generally feels good.
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If you think it's tempting to think pessimistically, Steven, then it must be at the back of your mind that it could be true. Am I right?
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In many months of following, I've yet to see Steven respond to contrary evidence.
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He has never replied to any of my criticisms. I think he may be simply a polemicist who likes to generate controversy.
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Wrong.


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Hi Steven, Would you like to come give a talk at SESYNC, in particular about the 'two cultures'. As an explicitly interdisciplinary faculty, we natural scientists often have to confront and compromise with critical realists who have taken over many geography departments.
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Humility, scepticism, self-effacement, lack of arrogance and not self-promotion and narcissism, are the marks of an enlightenment person. Socrates?
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It's really interesting to see how 'a serious journalist' can pose such stupid questions, namely there is still x, so why are you saying it's declining? I'd say most of people are that stupid.
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Pinker is doing alright, but still trying to sell more books, why?
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And incidentally, when it comes to environmental issues it would be good to examine the paralyzing fear of radiation which has stifled progress on implementing modern new and next generation technologies which would be the the most effective counter to carbon emissions. Cheers
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While I haven't listened to this particular episode, "Ideas" is an excellent program on CBC which I always enjoy catching late at night while traveling the AlCan on my season commute to Alaska...I'll have to check this one out on the computer. Cheerio
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Excellent, congrats
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Progress always wins.
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Did you ever meet Hans Rosling?
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