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The world is getting better, so why are we convinced otherwise?

4 September 2019

We need a better handle on our ignorance if we want to improve our lives, says Ola Rosling, a proponent of factfulness - holding only opinions supported by strong facts
Lucy and Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking, my father: "Harry Potter has magic, we have science"

16 October 2018

On the publication of Stephen Hawking's final book, his daughter Lucy Hawking reflects on their shared experiences and coming to terms with his death

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