[H&F] "Steven Pinker on how the world has gotten much more peaceful"

[rfmcdonald]

While revolution rages in Libya and we fear for our future, we should pay attention to writer and researcher Steven Pinker in this TED speech when he argues--convincingly--that we humans are far more peaceful than at any point in our past history, that much better reporting and a much lower tolerance for cruelty make us more sensitive, and that the modern state works so well in removing the need for individual violence and one-upsmanship.

"Coffee Time (Director's Cut)" (Watch on Vimeo)

Here's the transcript.

Go, read my post and the transcript, and watch the speech.