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ExclusiveWhat Can We Expect from Africa in the 2020s?January 23, 2020
CuriositiesPessimists Archive Podcast, Ep. 9: CoffeeJanuary 16, 2020
ExclusiveNorberg: The 2010s Have Been AmazingJanuary 15, 2020
NewsIndia's Wheat Production May Touch All-Time HighJanuary 06, 2020
NewsNew Genetically Superior Tomato Synthesized Using CRISPRJanuary 06, 2020
ExclusiveStuff of Progress, Pt. 7: GE FoodsJanuary 06, 2020
CuriositiesWhat the Average Diet Was Like in Medieval TimesDecember 30, 2019
ExclusiveA Christmas Carol and the Politics of "Overpopulation"December 23, 2019
NewsRobot Can Make 300 Pizzas an HourDecember 20, 2019
ExclusiveRidley: The EU's Absurd Risk Aversion Stifles New IdeasDecember 16, 2019
ExclusiveGM Crops Like Golden Rice Will Save Countless ChildrenDecember 11, 2019
ExclusiveStuff of Progress, Pt. 5: Chemical PesticidesDecember 08, 2019
NewsTiny Particles Could Help Fight "Hidden Hunger"December 05, 2019
NewsNew Apple Variety Keeps for 12 Months in RefrigeratorDecember 04, 2019
NewsSony Cooks Up New AI Unit for Food RevolutionNovember 27, 2019
ExclusiveThanksgiving Dinner Costs Less and Other Good NewsNovember 26, 2019
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NewsAir Protein Just Created "Meat" Made from AirNovember 19, 2019
NewsNext-Generation Protein Could Come from Air, MethaneNovember 07, 2019
NewsBlock on GM Rice Leads to Death, Child BlindnessOctober 30, 2019
ExclusiveStuff of Progress, Pt. 1: NitrogenOctober 11, 2019
ExclusiveImpending Defeat for the Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseOctober 03, 2019
NewsRejoice, Cheaper Pizzas Are Coming!October 02, 2019
CuriositiesBefore Jell-O, Gelatin Desserts Were Reserved for RoyaltySeptember 13, 2019
NewsCrops Grown Under Solar Panels Can Be a Win-WinSeptember 05, 2019
NewsThe Future of Food: Why Farming Is Moving IndoorsAugust 23, 2019
ExclusiveCures for Cancer Could Grow on TreesAugust 19, 2019
CuriositiesWhen New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana PeelsAugust 13, 2019
NewsStudy Finds Drinking Coffee Does Not Have an Impact on SleepAugust 08, 2019
CuriositiesHow Humanity's Inability to Eat Raw Meat Changed Our EvolutionJuly 15, 2019
NewsScientist Create Protein Powder from Captured CO2July 09, 2019
ExclusiveAre Americans Really Worse off Than in the 1970s?June 26, 2019
NewsTyson Foods Unveils Plant-Based Nuggets as Alternative to MeatJune 24, 2019
ExclusiveHollywood's Apocalypse Obsession Ignores RealityJune 18, 2019
NewsScientists Develop "Super Spud" in a Bid to Prevent StuntingJune 17, 2019
NewsLab-Grown Fish Will Soon Be Coming to a Store near YouJune 14, 2019
NewsBy 2040, Most "Meat" Will Not Come from Dead AnimalsJune 13, 2019
VideoPermaculture Brings Prosperity to Areas in Rural EthiopiaJune 07, 2019
VideoRidley: The Future of Food ProductionJune 04, 2019
NewsNew Seafood Substitute Tastes as Fishy as It SoundsJune 04, 2019
NewsFirst Genetically Modified Animal Cleared for Human ConsumptionJune 02, 2019
ExclusiveThe Simon Abundance Index 2019May 30, 2019
CuriositiesDrinking Gold Was a Grisly Anti-Aging Fad in 16th-Century FranceMay 10, 2019
ExclusivePaul Ehrlich's "Jaws" Is Tough to ChewMay 07, 2019
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VideoA New Weight Loss Capsule Has Been Given FDA ApprovalMay 01, 2019
NewsLettuce-Farming Robots Might Grow Your Next SaladApril 29, 2019
NewsWe'll Be Eating the First Crispr'd Foods within 5 YearsApril 22, 2019
ExclusiveImprovements in Human Well-Being in the New MillenniumApril 11, 2019.jpg)
CuriositiesA 17th Century Sailors Diet: Moldy Beer and Pungent Salt BeefApril 05, 2019
CuriositiesWhen Tomatoes Were Blamed for Witchcraft and WerewolvesMarch 12, 2019
NewsGene-Edited Animals to Relieve Poverty in AfricaFebruary 15, 2019
ExclusiveThe Romantic Idea of a Plentiful Past Is Pure FantasyFebruary 13, 2019
NewsThe End of Agriculture as We Know ItFebruary 12, 2019
- Quote"I love this series from @Human Progress. I wish I could have met Norman Borlaug ... whose work in agriculture has greatly influenced my thinking," Bill Gates.January 29, 2019
ExclusivePlugged In Podcast with Marian L. TupyJanuary 22, 2019
NewsScientists "Hacked Photosynthesis" in Search of More Productive CropsJanuary 03, 2019
ExclusiveFree Thoughts Podcast with Marian L. TupyDecember 31, 2018
VideoWatch AI Robot Pick Peppers with a Tiny SawDecember 21, 2018
NewsSaudi Arabia Now Ships 6,000 Tons of Shrimp a Week to ChinaDecember 12, 2018
VideoSaudi Arabia Uses Aquaculture to Protect Oceans from OverfishingDecember 12, 2018
NewsWhy Our Chicken and Beef Will Soon Be Grown in the LaboratoryDecember 03, 2018
NewsSatellites Warn African Farmers of Pest InfestationsNovember 30, 2018
ExclusiveThanksgiving Dinner Costs Less Time and MoneyNovember 22, 2018.jpg)
ExclusiveDebunking the Overpopulation AlarmistsNovember 07, 2018
NewsMore Robots to Hit the Aisles at Schnucks Grocery StoresOctober 30, 2018
NewsMeet the Farmers of the Future: RobotsOctober 03, 2018.png)
ExclusiveHeroes of Progress, Pt. 2: Fritz Haber and Carl BoschSeptember 28, 2018
NewsJordan Uses Seawater to Grow Food in DesertSeptember 22, 2018
ExclusiveHeroes of Progress, Pt. 1: Norman BorlaugSeptember 12, 2018
NewsCultured Meat Could Mean 99% Less Farm Land Needed in BritainSeptember 02, 2018
NewsRobot-Made Burgers Wow the Crowds in San FranciscoAugust 24, 2018
ExclusiveHow Human Ingenuity Can Protect the EnvironmentAugust 17, 2018
ExclusiveHow Humanity Won the War on FamineAugust 16, 2018
NewsScientists Sequence Wheat Genome, Hardier Varieties PossibleAugust 16, 2018
VisualizationSince 1992, Undernourishment in Asia Has Fallen by 48%August 14, 2018
ExclusiveAre Humans Prepared to Overcome Resource Scarcity?August 07, 2018
ExclusiveRidley: EU's Anti-GMO Crusade Is Unscientific and HarmfulAugust 01, 2018
ExclusiveHow Big of a Problem Is Overpopulation?July 30, 2018
NewsNew $300 Million Ocean Farm Can Hold 1.5 Million SalmonJuly 30, 2018.jpg)
ExclusiveFrom Palace to Parlor, the Surprising History of Ice CreamJuly 25, 2018
VisualizationFewer People Are Going Hungry Than Ever BeforeJuly 20, 2018
ExclusiveHow Fisheries Could Be Sustainable and ProfitableJuly 12, 2018.jpg)
ExclusiveIcelanders Turn $12 Cod into $3,500 Worth of ProductsJune 28, 2018
NewsTrash Can to Table: Rise of Food Waste-Fighting SupermarketsJune 25, 2018
NewsRobots Could Make Takeaways Cheaper than Home CookingJune 24, 2018
NewsRobot-Made Burgers Offer Cheap Taste of the FutureJune 22, 2018
NewsThe Robot Farm Is Here: It Will Solve a Lot of ProblemsJune 18, 2018
NewsIceland Expands Food Delivery by Drone in ReykjavikJune 13, 2018
NewsGeothermal Energy Keeps Greenhouses Warm During WinterJune 13, 2018
NewsChina Creates Rice Paddy Fields in Desert Outside DubaiJune 09, 2018
NewsRobotic Farming Is Now Cropping UpJune 01, 2018
NewsChinese Scientists Grow Rice with Seawater in Dubai's DesertsMay 31, 2018
ExclusiveRidley: Good News Is Gradual, Bad News Is SuddenMay 14, 2018
ExclusiveHappy Meals Are Now Even HappierMay 07, 2018
ExclusiveThe Avengers, Thanos and OverpopulationMay 03, 2018
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ExclusivePopulation Panic and the Reverse "Handmaid's Tale"April 25, 2018
NewsGM Plant Tech Boosts Malaria Drug YieldApril 24, 2018
VideoIntroducing the New and Improved HumanProgress.orgMarch 28, 2018
NewsPlant Scientist Makes Strides to Bring Protein-Rich Crops to RwandaMarch 27, 2018- Quote"Spend 20 minutes poking around HumanProgress.org for all the good news you can stomach," writes Jonah Goldberg from National Review.March 12, 2018
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NewsA Real World "Star Trek" Replicator Could Be Possible SoonMarch 09, 2018
ExclusiveMore People, More Ideas, More Innovations, More Value CreatedMarch 04, 2018
NewsThe Svalbard Seed Vault Awaits Its Millionth DepositFebruary 26, 2018.jpg)
VisualizationMore People Around the World Have Enough to EatFebruary 24, 2018
NewsHow Lasers and Robo-Feeders Are Transforming Fish FarmingFebruary 20, 2018
NewsIncome Inequality Is Not the Injustice We Perceive It to BeFebruary 13, 2018
NewsFirst-Ever Self-Driving Grocery Delivery on Public RoadsJanuary 30, 2018
NewsFamine Rarer Despite Predictions of Book Behind Population PanicJanuary 12, 2018
ExclusiveHow Markets Brought Refrigeration to the MassesJanuary 10, 2018
NewsThe Year 2017 Was Great for HumanityJanuary 03, 2018
NewsInvention May One Day Burn Fat Without ExerciseDecember 29, 2017
NewsScientific Breakthrough Cuts Cancer Risk for BaconDecember 29, 2017
NewsNutritious Food Helps Cure Tuberculosis in IndiaDecember 25, 2017
ExclusiveThe World's Getting Better All the TimeDecember 20, 2017
VisualizationMethane Emissions Are Falling in Rich CountriesDecember 10, 2017
NewsChina's Fish Output Triples, World Aquaculture Exceeds Wild CatchesDecember 06, 2017
NewsCereal Production Has Reached an All-Time HighDecember 02, 2017.png)
VideoJohn Stossel: Private Property and Your Happy Thanksgiving!November 22, 2017
ExclusivePost-Brexit Britain Must Turn Its Back on ProtectionismNovember 07, 2017
ExclusiveThings Are Looking Up by Any MeasureOctober 30, 2017
ExclusiveWhy Won't the UN Say What Really Reduces Poverty?October 27, 2017
NewsRobot Farmers Plant and Harvest by ThemselvesOctober 07, 2017
ExclusiveEurope's Anti-GMO Stance Is Killing AfricansSeptember 15, 2017
VideoMatt Ridley: on the Evolution of ProsperitySeptember 13, 2017
NewsIsraeli Precision Ag Companies Lead in Water Use EfficiencyAugust 16, 2017
ExclusiveFood Fearmongering Should Not Thwart U.S.-U.K. Trade DealJuly 25, 2017
ExclusiveForty Ways the World Is Getting BetterJuly 21, 2017
NewsGenetically Modified Bananas to Help Solve MalnutritionJuly 17, 2017
ExclusiveCooking: from Full-Time Job to HobbyJune 22, 2017
ExclusiveMan's Ingenuity Is Quenching the World's ThirstJune 08, 2017
VideoMatt Ridley: the Benefits of Intensive FarmingJune 01, 2017
VisualizationWorldwide Vegetable Yields Have Never Been HigherMay 29, 2017
NewsRecession and Currency Controls Cause Venezuelan CrisisMay 09, 2017
NewsAs Countries Grow Richer, Tuberculosis Becomes RarerMay 03, 2017
VideoNorberg: Famine in Africa Is Worse than Ever? Dead Wrong!April 06, 2017
VisualizationThe World Is Much Less Hungry than BeforeApril 03, 2017
ExclusiveGlobalization Is Slashing Inequality - Here's HowMarch 30, 2017
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ExclusiveHuman Conditions Improving at a Remarkable SpeedMarch 28, 2017
NewsStartup Grows Chicken Strips from CellsMarch 15, 2017
VisualizationThe Number of Vegetables Harvested Is BoomingMarch 15, 2017
VideoHuman Progress Inauguration: Ron Bailey, Robert SamuelsonMarch 11, 2017.jpg)
NewsSynthetic Yeast Will Yield New AntibioticsMarch 10, 2017
ExclusiveWhile Africa Starves, Its Leaders Change the SubjectMarch 10, 2017
VisualizationNumber of Undernourished People Reaches New LowMarch 05, 2017
NewsManufacturing in the U.S. Booming Despite What Some ClaimMarch 02, 2017
ExclusiveHow Alcohol and Caffeine Helped Create CivilizationMarch 02, 2017
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ExclusiveHunger in Retreat, but Not in Socialist VenezuelaFebruary 23, 2017
VisualizationU.S. Coarse Grain Yields Have Never Been HigherFebruary 15, 2017
ExclusiveWhy the Human Brain Is Our Most Precious CommodityFebruary 07, 2017
ExclusiveWhen Dogs Were Used as Kitchen GadgetsJanuary 25, 2017
ExclusiveChanges in Commodity Prices Show a Richer WorldJanuary 24, 2017
NewsThe Vertical Farm Releases Former Cropland Back to NatureJanuary 09, 2017
Exclusive1,700 New American Millionaires Every DayDecember 09, 2016
NewsGMO "Superwheat" Increases Crop YieldsNovember 07, 2016
NewsHydroponics Allow Icy Town to FarmNovember 07, 2016
ExclusiveDo Not Fear the Population ExplosionNovember 02, 2016
NewsPhenotyping Allows Farmers to Maximize ProductivityNovember 01, 2016
NewsNanobionics Use Technology and Plants to Improve LivesNovember 01, 2016
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ExclusiveA Realistic, Positive Picture of the State of HumanityOctober 19, 2016- Life in numbersWall Street Journal's Mary Anastasia O'Grady Tweets Your Life in Numbers She says if politics has got you down, this will cheer you up.October 18, 2016
NewsFighting Crop Pests with TechnologyOctober 14, 2016
NewsNitrogen Innovation Boosts Soy ProductionOctober 13, 2016.jpg)
ExclusiveHow Globalization Is Saving the WorldOctober 07, 2016
VideoHysteria's History: Why Haven't We Starved to Death?October 05, 2016
NewsDrones Become More Productive at Spraying CropsSeptember 30, 2016
ExclusiveRising Prosperity Means Eating More Meat and SeafoodSeptember 27, 2016
NewsGenetically Engineered Corn Boosts African Crop YieldsSeptember 20, 2016
VisualizationU.S. Agricultural Productivity Reaches New HighSeptember 19, 2016
ExclusiveSeven Ways in Which Human Ingenuity Helps the PlanetSeptember 14, 2016
VisualizationGlobal Food Supply per Person per Day Is IncreasingSeptember 14, 2016
ExclusiveLooking Forward to the Bright Future AheadSeptember 13, 2016
ExclusiveForget the Hunger Games, Greet the Driverless TractorSeptember 09, 2016
VisualizationMalnutrition around the World Is FallingSeptember 08, 2016.jpg)
NewsAdvances in Agriculture in America and Around the WorldSeptember 06, 2016
ExclusiveHow We Are Beating Hunger in 5 GraphsAugust 31, 2016
NewsVertical Farm Grows without Soil, Sunlight or WaterAugust 14, 2016
ExclusiveAfrica Is Growing Thanks to the Free MarketJuly 22, 2016
NewsAfrican Teen Revolutionizes Crop HydrationJuly 20, 2016
VisualizationFewer People Do Back-Breaking Agricultural LaborJuly 17, 2016.jpeg)
NewsMonsanto Helping to Feed the WorldJuly 06, 2016.JPG)
VisualizationCrop Production in Asia Has Accelerated Since 1990July 06, 2016
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VisualizationFewer Asians Do Grueling Agricultural LaborJuly 03, 2016
NewsVertical Farms Offer a More Efficient DirectionJuly 01, 2016
VideoStossel: a Practical Earth DayJune 29, 2016
NewsFood Grown in Simulated Martian Soil Is Safe to EatJune 24, 2016
NewsNew Mobile App Changes Farming in IndiaJune 17, 2016.jpg)
NewsWorld's Smallest and Most Efficient EngineMay 03, 2016
VisualizationThere Are Fewer Undernourished People than Ever BeforeMay 01, 2016- VideoWe're All Gonna Starve? Wrong!April 27, 2016
NewsResearchers Improve Crops to Counter Insect ResistanceApril 27, 2016
NewsEdible, Biodegradable Cutlery Invented in IndiaApril 04, 2016
NewsDomino's Is Trialing an Autonomous Pizza Delivery RobotMarch 29, 2016
NewsThis Robot Is a Better Gardener than YouMarch 23, 2016
ExclusiveCentral Planning and Hunger: a Quick ReminderMarch 23, 2016
NewsAffordable Alzheimer's Drink Stops the Brain from ShrinkingMarch 10, 2016
NewsFDA Approves Genetically Engineered PotatoesFebruary 28, 2016
ExclusiveNo, Markets Will Not "Starve Humanity" by 2050February 17, 2016
NewsMemphis Start-Up Successfully Grows Cultured MeatFebruary 02, 2016
NewsNew Robotic Farm Will Harvest 30,000 Heads of Lettuce DailyJanuary 28, 2016
ExclusiveAppreciating an Abundance of ChoicesJanuary 22, 2016
ExclusiveModern Chemicals, Health and HungerJanuary 13, 2016
VideoThe World Is Getting Better at an Accelerated RateDecember 22, 2015
ExclusiveProcessing Food for Less, When Cost Is Measured in Labor TimeDecember 14, 2015
VideoAn Orgy of Innovation and the "Hockey Stick" of ProsperityDecember 11, 2015
ExclusiveEnjoying Your Morning Toast at a DiscountDecember 11, 2015
ExclusiveSomething to Celebrate: Holiday Dinner at a DiscountDecember 09, 2015
NewsGene Editing Creates Disease-Resistant PigsDecember 08, 2015
ExclusiveMarket Solutions for Population ProblemsDecember 07, 2015
ExclusiveBlenders Cost Considerably Less than in 1979December 07, 2015
VideoPeter Diamandis and Steven Kotler on AbundanceDecember 01, 2015
NewsSomething to Think About This ThanksgivingNovember 26, 2015
NewsGene Editing May End Malaria, Create Better LivestockNovember 26, 2015
ExclusiveThanksgiving Dinner Has Become Cheaper over TimeNovember 20, 2015
ExclusiveYour Kitchen Range Costs Less than in Years PastNovember 13, 2015
ExclusiveThe Free Market and Grilling at a DiscountNovember 06, 2015
ExclusiveThe Saddest Thing About China's One-Child PolicyNovember 04, 2015
NewsIs Bacon Really Bad for Your Health?October 27, 2015
ExclusiveEverything Is on Sale Compared to 1979October 27, 2015
NewsGenetically Modified Cassava to Combat Vitamin DeficiencyOctober 26, 2015
ExclusiveWhat the Washington Post Gets Wrong About Free MarketsOctober 22, 2015
NewsPrawn Egg Sex-Change Enhances YieldsOctober 19, 2015
NewsLab-Grown Steak: Good for Cows, Land and EnvironmentOctober 15, 2015
Exclusive$1,500 Sandwich Illustrates How Exchange Raises Living StandardsSeptember 25, 2015
ExclusiveHuman Ingenuity and the Future of FoodSeptember 24, 2015
ExclusiveTechnology: the Great Job-Creating MachineSeptember 24, 2015
NewsSmart Agriculture Helps to Conserve WaterAugust 23, 2015
NewsFarms of the Future Will Run on Robots and DronesJuly 09, 2015
NewsThe Future Of Agriculture? Smart FarmingFebruary 18, 2015
ExclusiveSome Perspective on What We Have to Be Thankful ForNovember 26, 2014