> What's made the world so much more peaceful? Improved material conditions?
Steven Pinker's 2011 book "The Better Angels of our Nature" is a detailed examination how less violent societies across the world have become, and the reasons for it.
If you like videos, here's a talk he gave on it [2].
Steven Pinker's 2011 book "The Better Angels of our Nature" is a detailed examination how less violent societies across the world have become, and the reasons for it.
If you like videos, here's a talk he gave on it [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Natur...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feuq5x2ZL-s