Rational Optimist Society
Rational Optimist Society, Dan Steinhart, Stephen McBride, Matt RidleyMaking the world more rationally optimistic for our kids
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Ridley: We need more founders
“I don’t think employers are working people.”
When Emma Reynolds, a Labour MP and chief secretary to the Treasury (effectively Britain’s deputy finance minister), uttered those words last week in a television interview, she became an inter...
New Podcast: The robots solving America’s missile crisis
Dear Rational Optimist,
The US spends billions on interceptor missiles … then waits over a year for a single part to ship.
I toured the factory fixing that bottleneck, and saw how Orbital Composites is printing the world’s most advanced m...
The black box virus detector America needs
In today’s Diary:
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0 for 149
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The medieval village method
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600 boxes, 22 states, 149 false alarms
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The world’s worst security guard
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Shazam for the air
[Welcome to the 1,000+ new rational optimists who’ve joined us r...
New Podcast: Turning Mercury Into Gold Inside a Fusion Reactor
Dear Rational Optimist,
For centuries, alchemists tried to turn ordinary metals into gold.
Now a nuclear fusion startup thinks it could do exactly that—and use the proceeds to make fusion power economically irresistible.
I recently caugh...
The best time ever to be 5 years old
In today’s Diary:
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Hello from California
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The Tesla Roadster of education
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$100 for 3rd grade math
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From a garage to 50 campuses
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Dos and don’ts of using AI with your kids and grandkids
Hey Rational Optimist,
I’m wr...
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Founder Rational Optimist Society and RiskHedge Research. Reformed cynic.
Rational Optimist Society - Founder
Welcome to the Rational Optimist. I’m Matt Ridley and I have spent the past 40 years writing on topics of import and intrigue, which for me include genetics, evolution, technology and innovation. https://rationaloptimistsociety.substack.com/
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