Marian Tupy (senior policy analyst at the @The Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity) co-author of Ten Global Trends (Every Smart Person Should Know) and I discuss global trends, economic inequality between countries, and a realistic look at the current state of the trajectory of the world. Find more Marian Tupy at his website https://www.HumanProgress.org and on Twitter @HumanProgress - This episode is brought to you by the fantastic Murdy Creative Co. Murdy Creative Co. combines handmade processes with contemporary tools to create truly unique journals, binders, and portfolios. Visit https://www.murdycreative.co to check out all of their beautiful products and use code name "MP" for a free custom engraving on any product. Great journals for Christmas presents :) - Show Notes: [2:00] Marian Tupy speaks about his work with the Cato Institute, analyzing the data of different countries worldwide. He gives background to Mikhaila how digging into the numbers actually changed his pessimistic view on world trajectory to an overall positive outlook to where humanity as a whole is headed. [6:00] Negativity biases are built into us through survival due to natural selection. Humans that had a higher reaction to possible danger were the ones that survived to have kids. Now we as a race tend to naturally gravitate toward imagining and operating, assuming the worst-case scenario. [8:00] Mikhaila asks Marian to cover some of the main misconceptions commonly held when it comes to global trends. [10:00] Two dollars per person per day is what the world bank estimates to be the absolute poverty level. If a person is making this amount or any less, they will be starving to death most likely. Trend data shows that average income across the whole world has risen from the eighteen hundreds from two dollars a day to about forty dollars a day, and that is with both those numbers adjusted for inflation difference. [12:00] “Modern life and abundance of resources has only been around for 0.08% of our time on earth.” Human psychology has not really fully adapted to generally having what we need to survive and be happy just yet. [14:00] Climate change is a hot topic. What was ten or twenty years ago a very disputed topic is now accepted by most to be fact. What trends does the data support on the human influence on climate into the future? [17:00] Tupy outlines the two main camps that have formed while seeking to address climate change. Those who believe that limiting population and usage of resources (what Marian refers to as a restrictionist), and those who believe climate change will be addressed through technological innovation and adaptation as many crises. [20:00] Marian and Mikhaila discuss possible alternatives to C02 producing energy producti ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsNynarfwkk

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