Editor's Note: Last week, Paul Solman talked to "rational optimist" Matt Ridley about why he believes that life on earth for humans is getting better and better. Ridley agreed to answer some of your ...

Editor’s Note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman talks to Matt Ridley — best-selling author, zoologist and one-time bank chairman. The “rational optimist” makes the case — rare in these days of ...

If you believe author Matt Ridley, life is getting better. Not only that, but it’s getting better at an accelerating rate. There’s more food and cash - and less violence and disease. And we’re all ...

Every now and again a book comes out that deserves to be read and discussed by your entire campus (or organization). Nudge and The Wisdom of Crowds are two such books. For this summer, I'm going to ...

Fifteen years ago as of May 18th, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves was published. In it, prolific science writer Matt Ridley made clear – with copious evidence – that humanity's condition ...

In his new book “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves,” zoologist and science writer Matt Ridley systematically builds a case through copious data and countless studies that “the vast ...

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