Enlightenment Now
A data-driven defense of Enlightenment ideals, arguing that human progress in health, prosperity, safety, and knowledge is measurable and continuing. It uses statistics to counter pessimism and advocates for reason, science, and humanism as forces for improvement.
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Ranked #107 of 1942 · 576 pages · Published 2018
Mentioned 8× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 8 episodes, most recently on Oct 7, 2023.
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Mentioned by Michael Shermer · 02:41:23 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by William von Hippel · 02:08:08 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Lex Fridman · 01:15:16 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Steven Pinker · 00:31:00 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co), Official episode description (podcast RSS)
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Book data: ISBN 9780525427575. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.