Tony Morley, June 4th, 2024 "On what principle is it that with nothing but improvement behind us, we are to expect nothing but deterioration before us?” — Thomas Babington Welcome to The Up Wing,...

2022 was full of challenges, but it was also a year of milestones toward a better future.

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A malaria vaccine that could protect millions of children against the parasite-borne disease is expected to roll out early next year. It follows another formula that has already had moderate success.

A French start-up is ready to use an enzyme which can break down plastic on an industrial scale.

In 200 years, the mortality rate for children under the age of five (per 1,000 live births) has dropped from 40% to 3.7%.

“Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country,...

In 200 years, the mortality rate for children under the age of five (per 1,000 live births) has dropped from 40% to 3.7%.

Nature - Compound called lolamicin targets a group of harmful microbes but does not disturb those that live peacefully in the gut.

The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine maker, has developed the country's first cervical cancer shot that will hit the market soon, the company and the government said on...

Animated global statistics that everyone can understand

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century audiobook written by Ian Mortimer. Narrated by Jonathan Keeble. Get instant access to all your...

2021 was rough. But we can find hope in humanity's long march of progress.

MIT researchers have made solar panels thinner than human hair that provide 18 times more power per kilogram than today’s glass and silicon-based solar panels. These solar cells are in fact one-hun...

Animated global statistics that everyone can understand

Despite the constant stream of bad news we see in the media, the reality is that living standards have improved dramatically across time.

There was no single cause for the improvement in maternal mortality. Instead, several small factors combined to create a minor miracle.

“You can’t build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.” These were the words of Norman Borlaug, who is credited with saving millions of lives ...

A Q&A with economist Brad DeLong on how humanity made as much progress in 100 years as it did in more than seven millennia.

A personalized Moderna Inc. cancer vaccine combined with collaborator Merck & Co.’s biggest-selling drug reduced melanoma deaths in a mid-stage trial, helping for now to ease concerns about the...

Despite the constant stream of bad news we see in the media, the reality is that living standards have improved dramatically across time.

Maternal and child mortality rates have declined significantly around the world thanks to economic growth and globalization improving global health outcomes.

The stigma against processed food is growing, but there's no way to sustainably feed 8 billion people without it.

Why the World Bank needs to get in the game.

In almost every way life is materially better than it was in the past. And not just the distant past either.

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“Infant mortality is such a powerful indicator because low rates are impossible to achieve without having a combination of several critical conditions that define good quality of life.” — Vaclav Smil...

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