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The Decline of Violence

Matthew Evanoff

The world is a drastically less violent place to live in today compared to the world our ancestors lived in centuries ago. The long-term trend of a more peaceful world decade by decade continues to this day. On a shorter timeframe, we have seen an acceleration of the long peace we are experiencing n...

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The Bulwark Podcast

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The Bulwark Podcast

The book, which discusses the decline of violence over time, was mentioned in the context of discussing whether humanity is gradually evolving away from sports like football toward less violent alternatives.

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Stephen Pinker has written by now a pretty famous book about the decline of violence over time.

— Episode: Will Saletan: Popping the Red Balloon

Episode: Will Saletan: Popping the Red Balloon

The book, which discusses the decline of violence over time, was mentioned in the context of discussing whether humanity is gradually evolving away from sports like football toward less violent alternatives.

"

Stephen Pinker has written by now a pretty famous book about the decline of violence over time.

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