If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: decade after decade, people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives. While our problems are formidable, solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. We will discuss Steven Pinker’s book, Enlightenment Now, to see if the data leads us to believe that it is reasonable, scientific, valid, and true to conclude that humankind is making progress.

Moderators: Kirtland Hobler, retired general surgeon and science fan. Dan Nagel, retired CPA and economics fan.