Jerry for Our Task on GOOD NEWS: We humans can live more peacefully!
Channel: Our Task
Date: 07/12/2011

Jerry discusses Prof. Steven Pinker's new book: "The Better Angles of Our Nature"  Pinker pressents global data from many disciplines showing that over thousands of years, humans have become increasingly peaceful.  We are not genetically enslaved to violence.  The invention of nation states (which changed social ground rules from revenge to law and order) and moveable type (which shared good ideas and criticisms of bad).  The good news we can become more peadeful by developing social conditoins promoting compasson, empathy, cooperation, and self-control.  To get involved, visit www.OurTask.org.