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Book: Billions at Play

“Serving as a road map for the continent to do a better job of using its vast energy resources to improve its peoples' lives, Ayuk addresses how African countries can use their energy industries as springboards for diversifying and growing their overall economies.”

Website: Humanprogress.org

“Evidence from individual scholars, academic institutions, and international organizations shows dramatic improvements in human well-being throughout much of the world. In recent decades, these improvements have been especially striking in developing countries.”

a graph showing the percentage of people who are optimistic about future improvements in global living conditions

Article: Most of us are wrong about how the world has changed (especially those who are pessimistic about the future) | OurWorldinData

“The majority of people believe that the share of people in extreme poverty is rising. The opposite is true.”

the cover of nuclear war by annie jacobsen

Book: Nuclear War

“A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller….Almost novel-like in its presentation, Nuclear War: A Scenario represents the equivalent of an existential gut punch, a sickening and necessary reminder of how fragile every 21st century convenience becomes in the face of a blinding flash of light and near-instantaneous shockwave.”