Alexander C. R. Hammond
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A Few Forest Fires Don't Mean the World Is Burning
Last week, The Scotsman published an article by the journalist Anastasiia Zagoruichyk. In the piece, Zagoruichyk claims that thanks to climate change, fires, and deforestation in her native Ukraine, her children won’t get to experience childhood joys like “walking in the autumn forest, picking mushrooms and breathing fresh air.” Forest coverage in Ukraine is, admittedly, a niche topic, but… → Read More
A new trade bloc promises a brighter future for Africa – but liberals must fight for it
In May 1963, leaders from 32 newly independent African states gathered in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to create the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), an intergovernmental initiative dedicated to furthering “African Socialism”. Kwame Nkrumah, the first leader of Ghana and the driving force behind the OAU, had a simple message: a “united socialist Africa” was […] → Read More
True Environmentalists Should Prioritize Economic Prosperity
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns reduced global CO2 emissions by 7 percent last year. Some environmentalists, such as the University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, have thus wondered about the feasibility of future “climate lockdowns … to tackle a climate emergency.” Yet even if we ignore the negative consequences of the lockdowns on broader health outcomes and… → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 49: Babbage and Lovelace
Introducing the two 19th-century English mathematicians who pioneered early computing, Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace. → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 23: Willis Haviland Carrier
Introducing the father of modern air conditioning, Willis Haviland Carrier. → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 44: James Madison
Introducing the "Father of the U.S. Constitution," President James Madison. → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 43: Desiderius Erasmus
Today marks the 43rd installment in a series of articles by HumanProgress.org titled Heroes of Progress. This bi-weekly column provides a short introduction to heroes who have made an extraordinary contribution to the well-being of humanity. You can find the 42nd part of this series here. This week, our hero is Desiderius Erasmus, a 16th century philosopher who is widely considered to be one of… → Read More
Icelanders Turn $12 Cod into $3,500 Worth of Products
The export value of Icelandic cod has increased 100 percent in the same time that the annual catch has fallen by 45 percent. → Read More
To Prosper, Africans Must be Free to Innovate
By reducing the costs of patents, African innovators will be free to reap the rewards of their innovations without being crippled by burdensome governmental regulation. → Read More
What Can We Expect from Africa in the 2020s?
Throughout the 2020s, sub-Saharan Africa is likely to continue to be one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Average incomes will rise, life expectancy will increase, and infant mortality rates will continue to plummet. → Read More
What Can We Expect from Africa in the 2020s?
Africa is no longer a "hopeless continent" by any means. → Read More
What Can We Expect from Africa in the 2020s?
Following the dawn of a new decade, a flurry of optimistic articles were written about the incredible progress humanity has made since the start of the new millennium and the expected milestones in human flourishing that our species will likely achieve by 2030. As several authors have highlighted, extreme poverty, infant mortality, and illiteracy have all fallen to historic lows, and our species… → Read More
It was once dubbed the 'hopeless continent', but Africa is on the rise
Back in 2000, The Economist described Africa as the “hopeless continent,” adding that the “new millennium has brought more disaster than hope to Africa”. Thankfully, in the 20 years since The Economist’s sombre diagnosis, much has changed. In fact, over the last 20 years, GDP in sub-Saharan Africa has tripled, and average per capita incomes, adjusted for inflation and purchasing power, … → Read More
Meet the Man Who Built the World's First Nuclear Reactor
Nuclear power has improved hundreds of millions of lives and is likely to continue to do so for decades to come. → Read More
The 20 Biggest Advances in Tech Over the Last 20 Years
With the 2020s upon us, now is the perfect time to reflect on the immense technological advancements that humanity has made since the dawn of the new millennium. → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 34: Alan Turing
Today marks the 34th installment in a series of articles by HumanProgress.org titled Heroes of Progress. This bi-weekly column provides a short introduction to heroes who have made an extraordinary contribution to the well-being of humanity. You can find the 33rd part of this series here. This week, our hero is Alan Turing – an English mathematician, computer scientist and cryptanalyst, who is… → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 33: Alan Turing
Introducing the cryptanalyst whose work helped shorten WWII. → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 29: Alessandro Volta
Introducing the man who invented the worlds first electric battery, Alessandro Volta. → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 31: Willem Kolff
Today marks the 31st installment in a series of articles by HumanProgress.org titled Heroes of Progress. This bi-weekly column provides a short introduction to heroes who have made an extraordinary contribution to the well-being of humanity. You can find the 30th part of this series here. This week our hero is Willem Kolff, a Dutch physician who invented the world’s first kidney dialysis… → Read More
Heroes of Progress, Pt. 29: Alessandro Volta
Today marks the 29th installment in a series of articles by HumanProgress.org titled, Heroes of Progress. This bi-weekly column provides a short introduction to heroes who have made an extraordinary contribution to the well-being of humanity. You can find the 28th part of this series here. The week, our hero is the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, who invented the world’s first electric… → Read More