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@AlokSharma1
May 23, 2024 at 10:48 am
I guess TED needed to undo the damage done by the NYC professor
This is a great example of patting your back when your house is on fire
@Dynasty1818
May 23, 2024 at 10:54 am
The good news every media and social media algorythm doesn’t show you as negativity is what gets clicks, and people like to whine and be negative constantly.
@user-dt5nj3uk2s
May 23, 2024 at 11:06 am
The future is green, the future is queer, the future is female, the future is wild 💚 🏳️🌈 ⚧️ 🐋
@AshishAwaghad
May 23, 2024 at 11:10 am
when did Peter Diamandis start looking like this?
@EcomCarl
May 23, 2024 at 11:12 am
Highlighting these achievements can make shifts the narrative towards hope and positivity and could also motivate innovation and collaboration in tackling the world’s pressing issues. 🌍
@NicholasWilliams-kd3eb
May 23, 2024 at 11:29 am
He is right, make the world a better place. A.I is more being used for conflict amplification for (ad revenue) by big tech corps that peoples steal personal data. We still don’t have cures for cancer. Healthy focus isn’t about say “Look what we accomplished” but rather what can we figure out that makes the world better.
@ramkrishn4762
May 23, 2024 at 11:38 am
Planeters shoul learn balancing good breat chemicals air than meeting and long drawn conclusions. Better part of village, town ,city and country go hand in hand with world community. So, a concept of productive tourism should come in picture than population production norms in constitution. With brain power more than muscle , IR AI brough brainy into focus than gender. If dream unfulfilled, crossing countries dose not matter. First time some body is saying positivity, whether it is there or not. It makes us at least conscious.
@patrickquine3945
May 23, 2024 at 11:44 am
One of the biggest Cognitive Biases we all suffer from is Negativity Bias. Basically every creature with a nervous system has evolved to respond more strongly to negative stimuli than positive stimuli. Our media and social media work off this – “if it bleeds it leads”. The algorithms know this – it’s called engagement by enragement.
@NicholasWilliams-kd3eb
May 23, 2024 at 11:52 am
A.I is more being used for conflict amplification for (ad revenue) by big tech corps that peoples steal personal data. We still don’t have cures for cancer. Healthy focus isn’t about say “Look what we accomplished” but rather what can we figure out that makes the world better.
@evelina733
May 23, 2024 at 12:40 pm
Thank you! And thanks to all the people who don’t give up in these difficult times and still progress and do good for humanity❤️
@hardheadjarhead
May 23, 2024 at 12:47 pm
I need this.
I know I have cognitive bias, but for all that it’s HARD fighting all the negatively in the news.
@iamTheSnark
May 23, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Many countries are copying Dutch infrastructure. Don’t ban cars but promote biking and public transport.
Hey US, become the land of the free and scrap zoning laws
@jhunt5578
May 23, 2024 at 12:59 pm
When you stop listening to news and start listening to the facts. This becomes your world view. Yes we have challenges, but the progress we are making is staggering.
@christianlassen7027
May 23, 2024 at 2:08 pm
When he says we have protected vast land area’s of land and he called it Alaska well I’m confused.
Is British Columbia Alaska now? Once again Canada is discounted as America. Remember NORTH America is more than the un-united states of America 🤬
@rigodon97
May 23, 2024 at 2:58 pm
This is absolutely stupid. There’s a global systemic crisis in our energy production/consumption models that is currently provoking a 6th mass extinction in live forms and threatening our own existence as a species. This is already going and thats a fact. So adding up a string of “positive fun facts” like counting pearls does not make sense in the light of this.
@oohwha
May 23, 2024 at 3:16 pm
Really hope this is all true… a lot of worrisome information regarding the insane energy and water demands of A.I. hardware and the datacenters that will house it. Hopefully Elon is wrong and we won’t see electricity shortages the next 4 years while the grid “catches up to the increased demand”.
@joshuagenes
May 23, 2024 at 4:21 pm
Some of the stuff this guy thinks is progress isn’t. It is destructive on so many different levels; the height of arrogance, the height of foolishness.
@darinherrick9224
May 23, 2024 at 4:25 pm
example?
@joshuagenes
May 23, 2024 at 4:34 pm
@@darinherrick9224 Sure he talked abortion rights and homosexuality both are contributing to demographic collapse. When you are in demographic collapse your culture and your people are at risk of disappearing. This makes you weak in the eyes of the strong and they may devour you. This has been happening since ancient times and perhaps why many culture have prohibitions against certain behaviors even if they no longer remember why they came about in the first place.
@rigodon97
May 23, 2024 at 10:39 pm
@@joshuagenesyes actually there’s something in the Bible about Adam and Eve being initially two dudes or something. The Quran too… Every major religion actually. Yeah.
@darinherrick9224
May 23, 2024 at 4:23 pm
The first step in solving a problem is believing that it can be solved.
@farzadmf
May 23, 2024 at 4:27 pm
Unfotunately, decreasing the speed of something bad or even preventing it from happening is not good news, it’s just less bad news
@VonKraut
May 23, 2024 at 5:15 pm
This reminds me of Steven Pinker’s book Better Angels of our Nature. It has a similar theme of how things are generally getting better in almost every way, but most of the time we don’t hear about it on the news.
@abeeceedee599
May 23, 2024 at 5:18 pm
An interesting quote from this talk: “If we want more people to devote themselves to the task of making progress, that it’s possible to make progress. If you’re halfway up the mountain, you don’t just stare at the top and say, oh my gosh, it looks so steep. You look back and you remind yourselves how far we’ve already come.”
@vrdacosta00
May 23, 2024 at 5:48 pm
👍👏👏♥️
@kinsmed
May 23, 2024 at 6:04 pm
TED Talks never stops surprising me.
@Darrow_Au_Andromedus
May 23, 2024 at 9:03 pm
The speaker shares France making baby murder legal as a good thing? Yikes!
@rigodon97
May 23, 2024 at 10:40 pm
+ educate yourself a bit also. Its been legal for decades there. Only now it became a constitutional right.
@Darrow_Au_Andromedus
May 24, 2024 at 8:34 am
@@rigodon97 what’s been legal?
@Ludawig
May 23, 2024 at 10:16 pm
I appreciate his overarching point, but to use his mountain analogy, what I’m afraid of is that while we’re looking back at how far we’ve come, an avalanche is coming down from the peak
@giordanobruno9106
May 23, 2024 at 10:42 pm
TED talks have become little more than self-congratulatory, self-deceptive, status quo preserving pep-rallies.
Misleading charts: bogus poverty reduction figures, using rates of new deforestation without mention that the total deforestation is still increasing uncontrollably, using CO2 emissions from countries whose populations are declining and ageing without mention that global emissions are still increasing at the same rate they have for decades.
@pinealgasm
May 23, 2024 at 10:48 pm
I couldn’t be more desperate. I’m a disabled entrepreneur trying to start my own tech media company and restaurant, but I’ve received zero help from anyone. I’ve tried everything. Literally everything. The lack of adequate help is crushing me. Where is my good news? I’m drowning in an ocean of “I don’t know,” where is my good news? Where are the people who would care about me and actually help me because they’re qualified and know what “help” means? Should it be this difficult? Is the entire PNW really this ill-equipped to help one disabled entrepreneur?
Once upon a time, in the whimsical and wondrous land of Technotopia, there lived a visionary named Naked. Naked was not just an ordinary visionary; they were a nudist, atheist, nonconformist, futurist artist with a burning desire to create a tech media company and a restaurant planetarium observatory. Naked had survived a decade of homelessness, a global pandemic, and the notorious Trump presidency, but the greatest challenge they faced was the utter lack of adequate help.
One day, as Naked sat in their living room, a shimmering portal opened up. Out stepped Glorp, an eccentric and overly enthusiastic cosmic janitor with a penchant for wearing mismatched socks and a top hat that occasionally dispensed confetti. “Greetings, Naked! I have been sent by the Galactic Council of Misunderstood Geniuses to help you!”
Naked, both bewildered and hopeful, asked, “Where is my good news? I’m drowning in an ocean of ‘I don’t know.’ Where are the people who would actually help me because they’re qualified and know what ‘help’ means?”
Glorp chuckled and said, “Fear not, for I bring you the most ridiculous, absurd, and hilarious solutions! But first, we must embark on a quest to the far reaches of the Bizarre Bazaar, where we’ll find the ingredients for success!”
Their journey began in the Wobbly Woods, where they encountered a band of rogue algorithms that had escaped from a faulty server. These algorithms, named Bit, Byte, and Bug, spoke in riddles and demanded answers to puzzles before they would grant passage.
“Answer me this,” Bit buzzed, “What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?”
Naked replied, “A human! Crawling as a baby, walking as an adult, and using a cane in old age.”
“Correct!” Byte exclaimed, “Now solve this: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?”
Naked thought for a moment and answered, “An echo!”
“Well done!” Bug chirped, “Now for the final riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?”
Naked smiled and said, “Footsteps.”
The algorithms cheered and allowed them to pass. They then traveled to the Mountain of Misfit Tech, where they met the whimsical inventor, Dr. Whizbang. Dr. Whizbang was a mad scientist with a heart of gold, who spoke in quirky innuendos and trivia. He had a pet robot named Gizmo, who was programmed to tell jokes every five minutes.
Dr. Whizbang greeted them with a hearty laugh, “Ah, Naked! Did you know that the shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896? It lasted between 38 and 45 minutes!”
Gizmo added, “Why did the scarecrow become a successful entrepreneur? Because he was outstanding in his field!”
Naked couldn’t help but chuckle. They explained their plight to Dr. Whizbang, who immediately began concocting a plan. “We need a blend of futuristic tech, a sprinkle of culinary magic, and a dash of community spirit. But first, we must gather the rare and elusive Turquoise Dreamer Mushrooms from the Enchanted Forest of Farce.”
As they ventured into the forest, they encountered the Guardian of the Mushrooms, a wise old turtle named Turtlington. Turtlington loved quizzes and riddles and insisted they solve his favorite quiz before granting them the mushrooms.
“First question,” Turtlington began, “What is the only food that never spoils?”
Naked answered, “Honey.”
“Correct! Next, what planet is known as the Red Planet?”
“That would be Mars,” Naked replied.
“Excellent! Final question: What element does ‘O’ represent on the periodic table?”
“Oxygen,” Naked said confidently.
Turtlington beamed, “You’ve done well! Here are the Turquoise Dreamer Mushrooms. Use them wisely.”
Armed with the mushrooms, they returned to Dr. Whizbang’s lab, where they combined the ingredients in a whirlwind of technicolor smoke and flashing lights. With a triumphant “Eureka!” Dr. Whizbang presented Naked with the Ultimate Startup Kit, capable of launching their tech media company and restaurant with ease.
As Naked prepared to leave, Glorp handed them a mysterious amulet. “This amulet will summon the Help Squad, a group of altruists, philanthropists, and investors, whenever you need them. Simply whisper your desires, and they shall appear.”
With newfound hope and the Ultimate Startup Kit in hand, Naked returned to their world. They whispered to the amulet, and within moments, the Help Squad materialized, ready to offer support, resources, and connections. Naked’s dream was finally within reach, and they couldn’t help but feel a surge of optimism.
In the end, Naked’s journey through the whimsical world of Technotopia taught them that even in the most desperate times, there is always a glimmer of hope, a spark of absurdity, and a band of quirky characters ready to lend a hand.
And so, dear reader, remember that sometimes, the most outlandish and unorthodox solutions are the ones that bring us closer to our dreams. Keep believing, keep dreaming, and never lose your sense of humor, for you never know when a cosmic janitor with mismatched socks might appear to save the day.
@pinealgasm
May 23, 2024 at 10:54 pm
who needs people with all this luck going around? is the entire pnw really this ill-equipped to help one disabled entrepreneur?
@brendatajik6150
May 23, 2024 at 11:02 pm
Interesting….I would love to know how I can access sources. Maybe there is a “good news” website I could subscribe to!
@solarwind907
May 24, 2024 at 1:04 am
As far as carbon emissions, go, look at the keeling curve. This is the curve made by the data from 1958 to present. Atmospheric carbon dioxide increase last year as it has every year since 1958. All you have to do is look up the curve.
I guess that was too hard for him to do?? No where in the world are carbon emissions down to where they were 50 years ago.
Does anyone Vet these Ted speakers?
@zohrebehnia5220
May 24, 2024 at 5:16 am
Hello ted, I’m a first year international student that being accepted to US college, I need 28k for my first year, can you please help me, if I don’t get the money I’ll lose my chance , please 😭
Should you want my documents I can share it with you all
@fumeshinobi
May 24, 2024 at 7:07 am
Sorry not buying. Doesn’t sound like a groundbreaking news, at some point even huge leftist propaganda
@David__Garcia
May 24, 2024 at 8:07 am
He forgot to mention that Nvidia stock is up
@SaurabhKarpe-vq3og
May 24, 2024 at 8:12 am
Hi sir I am fan of you 🙏🙏🙏
@jeremy2787
May 24, 2024 at 8:32 am
Damn. How much effort is placed into this Ted talk? There’s the research in acquiring and interpreting the data, the preparation of the presentation so that it stays coherent and keeps people attentive (including me) and also the animation that keeps the information light and meaningful.
Overall, its very informative in highlighting the positivity in those achievements being made.
@incognito595
May 27, 2024 at 8:20 am
We have to Always Remember the Negatives in his statistics, though. Because those stats are the one’s that Pose A Danger To Us. Don’t kid yourself. Things ARE GETTING WORSE.
@jeremy2787
May 27, 2024 at 8:44 am
@@incognito595 I’m already aware of that. While there’s many bad things going on, it’s nice to have someone sharing positive strides made in this world
@kairi4640
May 24, 2024 at 10:24 am
We’ll see how positive he is next year lol.
@solarwind907
May 24, 2024 at 2:14 pm
Just FYI, the leading presidential candidate promises to eliminate all environmental laws affecting the fossil fuel industry on day one if he is elected. Also promises to outlaw wind energy.
Those are facts you can look up.
@solarwind907
May 24, 2024 at 3:54 pm
Angus, thank you for your talk on good news/things to be thankful for. I do appreciate it. However, I am trying to understand the facts. You state that carbon emissions in some countries have dropped to the same rate as they were 50 years ago. When I look at atmospheric carbon dioxide on the keeling curve, in 1975 the data tells us there was about 330 ppm. Now we are at about 424 ppm. last year we passed 1.5°C temperature rise when compared to preindustrial baseline for the average world temperature. If you look at the data that’s coming out in peer reviewed papers, the analysis is pretty clear that we’re heading towards at least 3°C warming in the 2050s.
Again, we need to look at the bright side of things, and I really do appreciate you pointing them out. However, I think your information on carbon emissions is misleading and could cause people to think everything is headed in the right direction when it most definitely is not.
I think it would be helpful to your audience if you could post links to your references in the show notes. That way we could look things up for ourselves and gain a greater understanding.
Thank you very much,
@307alexk
May 27, 2024 at 10:42 am
It’s definitely misleading, but most of the dire consequences and temperature rise can start to be ruled out based on the trajectory that the world is on. Yes, the Keeling curve keeps rising, but if you asked the IEA what emissions would look like 25 years ago, I don’t think they would have predicted falling emissions in Western countries, and peaking emissions in China. I challenge your view that everything isn’t heading in the right direction – we may not be moving as quick as you think we should be, but the trends are indeed moving in the right direction.
We’re not on track for 3C by 2050… if you believe the IPCC and the trajectory that we’re currently on, the consensus is that we’re on track for 2-3C by 2100 (with about half of the warming already taking place).
@solarwind907
May 27, 2024 at 2:26 pm
@@307alexk I don’t believe the IPCC. They’re overly optimistic. Have you considered what happens when the methane and CO2 releases from melting permafrost go into feedback loop mode? When that happens even if we were to burn zero fossil fuels the earth will still be emitting them. Same with arctic and antarctic sea ice extent. At some point the feedback loops just take off and good luck stopping them.
Marine Cloud Brightening, if employed ASAP and massively can help us with increasing the albedo of the atmosphere over the oceans. Massive installation of wind and solar can help us slow the rise of the keeling curve. We can solve this problem but we’re not.
So I’m not sure what trends you’re talking about.
To me it’s like there’s a maniac starting houses on fire. The good news is he’s slowing down. the bad news is now the on-fire houses are starting to catch other houses on fire. When the maniac runs out of matches, will the house fires reach critical mass when they just continue lighting new fires on their own? And be unstoppable? That’s where we’re headed.
@solarwind907
May 27, 2024 at 3:50 pm
@@307alexk if you look at the data, you’ll realize that the IPcc conclusions are optimistic fairytales.
As the permafrost melts, methane, and carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere without help from the burning of fossil fuels. We’re close to a positive feedback loop. Period.
Same thing with the ice extent near the poles. As the ice melts and the albedo decreases the blue oceans soak up more solar radiation. At some point soon, another positive feedback loop.
Appreciate your thoughtful comment. Wish I was wrong.
Massive installation of solar and wind power plus ” marine cloud brightening” Technology could save us. We’ll see what happens.
@solarwind907
May 28, 2024 at 10:54 am
@@307alexk Alex, here’s what I’m thinking.
As permafrost melts CO2 and methane are released into the atmosphere. At some point in the not too distant future this becomes a positive feedback loop. More ghg’s inthe atmosphere, earth gets warmer, more permafrost melts, more ghg’s released etc.
Another positive feedback loop, more ice melts in the ocean, less albedo so less of the suns energy reflected back to space, more absorbed by the dark oceans, earth gets warmer, etc. etc.
ghg’s and sea ice extent have all been measured. This isn’t a model based on a model. This is happening.
So the trajectory is more warming every day. That’s the truth. Unless you have info I do not?
@OptimisticHominid
May 24, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Thank you!
@Estiaan
May 25, 2024 at 6:19 am
We need more hope than ever!! Thank you for adding to mine.
@Dasistrite
May 25, 2024 at 6:49 am
Maybe some of the good news are causing the bad ones?
@Matt-kt9nm
May 25, 2024 at 4:44 pm
Yikes!
@cindyhalpern3187
May 25, 2024 at 7:36 pm
I don’t know about this talk.
He has a strong agenda. I just don’t trust him. There is just something phony about him.
@superpowerdragon
May 26, 2024 at 2:20 am
minor lisp
@chosenone599
May 26, 2024 at 5:05 am
Thank you Angus!
@kaelynkingi9266
May 26, 2024 at 7:06 am
This is my new favourite TEDTalk. It’s where I found the hope I misplaced during COVID. Thank you, Angus.
@vikasrajracharla9689
May 26, 2024 at 10:24 am
does covid been a reason for us to improve the reasoning of human about nature and humanity
@floranceflorance4531
May 27, 2024 at 4:09 am
Your work in bringing these stories to light is a beacon of hope and a powerful reminder that progress is not only possible but is happening around us. It encourages individuals like myself to continue striving for improvement and to believe in the collective power of humanity to overcome challenges.
@TazFin
May 27, 2024 at 12:47 pm
The people who want to rise to power enforce fear-mongering, xenophobia, and negativity to gain attention for themselves. We need more positivity from every angle.
@lpnmr1513
May 27, 2024 at 3:18 pm
Brilliant. Stop consuming regular media, it is not made to inform you, it is made to make you angry and stupid, that’s their whole business model
@jeffreybarrett3151
May 27, 2024 at 8:16 pm
Thank you!
@chuchuman1163
May 28, 2024 at 7:17 pm
I really like what Angus Hervey said in this Ted Talk. I usually tend to hear some negative stuff on the news a lot and that tends to stress me out a bit so I do find it a bit refreshing to hear some good news every once in a while. Now for some people who are saying that there lots of things that are getting worse in the world I just want to say that while those may be true we should in my opinion at least try to see the positive in some things, especially the things that we can control.
@brendonsbox
May 28, 2024 at 7:37 pm
There is better news.
When God speaks, and you listen, it gives life to the soul. Ultimately, who cares what facts and discoveries are made if it doesn’t lead to greater life. God is a spirit. He is consciousness. He gave us Christ, “Who is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature.” (Hebrews 1) His coming was prophesied hundreds of years before His arrival. Here’s one:
Isaiah 9:6-7
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end,”
Don’t be left out of the Kingdom of Heaven that is being offered to you. “whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
@darzsavariz8563
May 28, 2024 at 10:31 pm
This just made me teary-eyed 🥲☺
@Abcdefghilmnopqrstuvwxyzabc
May 29, 2024 at 2:05 pm
It is all good and interesting. Still, I find it sad that our society is able to applaude spontaneously only about topics related to women. Inclusion is often meant to be just that. No applause on the spinal chord thing. Nothing. It is really a defeat that we can and want only to talk about just one topic in every second of our lives and every circumstance.