Rational Optimist Society
Rational Optimist Society, Matt Ridley, Stephen McBrideMaking rational optimism cool
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 250 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 40 hours ago |
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Matt Ridley: how seriously should we take AI doom warnings?
[Welcome to the ~1,000 new rational optimists who’ve joined us in the last week! Our mission is to make the world more rationally optimistic for our kids.
As an ROS member, you’ll receive a column roughly once every other week from co-foun...
New Podcast: The startup breaking China’s rare Earth monopoly
Dear Rational Optimist,
Last year, China choked off rare Earth metal exports to the US. Within weeks, Ford had to idle an SUV plant because it couldn’t get magnets.
China processes over 90% of the world’s rare Earths, which go into everyt...
SpaceX meets FedEx
In today’s Diary:
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A mattress on the factory floor
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1,000 miles the wrong way
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Dig once, bury forever
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Driving in Vegas, steering from Texas
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Tunnels on Mars
The first time I visited David Zagaynov, he was sleeping i...
New Podcast: This machine could end America's water shortages
Dear Rational Optimist,
Lake Mead, the gauge of how bad America’s water crisis has become, just hit its lowest level since the day the Hoover Dam was built.
Hunter Manz grew up on that lake. While most people turn on a tap and never think...
Ridley: A gene-edited tomato could end our vitamin D crisis
A few years ago a routine blood test told me that I, like much of the British population, suffered from vitamin D deficiency. Around 18 per cent of Britons are deficient year-round, rising to 31 per cent in winter.
Sunlight makes vitamin D...
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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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