Think Optimistically: Let’s start this year off on an optimistic note! I enjoyed this post by Noah Smith on Techno-Optimism in 2024. If you are feeling down about the future — and I’ll be the first to admit that there is no shortage of big issues with which we must be concerned — there…

[Editor’s note: Because we just celebrated Thanksgiving and because today is a holiday for most people, I will keep this week’s newsletter short. I have also taken the liberty of changing my “thinks” to “thanks” this week. Here are five breakthroughs or innovations for which I am grateful.) Thanks #1: I am thankful for all…

Jack Uldrich encourages his readers to take inspiration from those who have been planting trees for decades.

Jack Uldrich explains how a single, tiny can–and will-change the world.

“Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.” – Francis Bacon Question: Estimate the odds of the following two events: A large flood somewhere in America in which more than one thousand people die. An earthquake in California, causing large flooding, in which more than a thousand people die. Did you rate the…