Are the best days of humans coming?

Author's name: Group of authors Publisher: Nabu Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2019 Literary classification: Philosophy and Thought Book overview: Works of the author Alain de Botton and the book "Are the best days of mankind coming?" in this quadripartite debate, gathered together the author Alain de Botton, researcher in sciences, environment, and economics Matt Ridley, researcher specializing in linguistics and cognitive psychology Steven Pinker, and well-known journalist Malcolm Gladwell. Divergent views on the shape of humanity in the future, one team is cautious about excessive optimism and sees that the overall picture of what has been happening for decades in the world is missing, while the other team represents the optimistic side and believes that the world is in continuous improvement, with each team supporting this with different evidence and opinions.