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title: "Is the world getting better or worse?"
date: "2018-06-26T17:01:01+01:00"
modified: "2021-11-18T19:08:18+00:00"
url: "https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_externalresource/is-the-world-getting-better-or-worse/"
post_id: 1741
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# Is the world getting better or worse?

[Film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=yCm9Ng0bbEQ&app=desktop): In this TED talk humanist Steven Pinker provides an optimistic look at human progress and potential. From 15:10 you will find a 3 minute summary of a humanist’s eye view of the human story.