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Think with Pinker

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The Chimpanzee to the Tortoise

Mnew phillison is founder of a foundation that tries to make the world easier to understand. He says people are overestimating everything that is bad, and they underestimate progress over time. But there is a reason why journalism and newspapers try to inform of those things that you could and probably should worry about., he adds.

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