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The Wisdom Seat Podcast22: Vajrayana and the 21st Century Paradox with Michael Carroll & Bill MoriartyIn this episode of The Wisdom Seat podcast, we have a conversation exploring the dynamic tension between ancient Vajrayana Buddhist teachings and modern life. What does it mean to genuinely practice Vajrayana in the context of our digital, fast-paced, and often fragmented 21st-century world? How can we show up? How can we help? The Progress Paradox book by Gregg Easterbrook 2025-05-2927 min
2 POGs Save the World PodcastCelebrating 3 Epic Years of Outsmarting Cable: Celebrate POGs Day with Special Guest Gregg Easterbrook!Send us a textSeason 3 kicks off with a bang as KJ, Lance, and special guest Gregg Easterbrook dive deep into journalism, politics, and the American experiment in 2025. The crew unpacks major ethical questions: what happens when journalists like Jake Tapper cover for political allies instead of telling the full story? And what about The Atlantic's Signal chat scandal — was it right for senior editors to stay silent?They also revisit the early Trump Administration through Easterbrook’s sharp lens and debate the evolving realities of American prosperity versus Marxist ideals. KJ leads a spirited chal...2025-04-282h 00
Comunidade da Graça Itaquera (CG Itaquera)O Poder do Contentamento (#2) || Leandro Menezes, pr.SEGUNDA MENSAGEM DA SÉRIE REPENSE SUAS FINANÇAS
O PODER DO CONTENTAMENTO
Precisamos aprender a nos relacionar com o dinheiro. Jesus fala sobre essa temática em diversos momentos. Concluímos que o dinheiro não é o problema, o problema é tê-lo como Senhor das nossas vidas. O dinheiro nos coloca diante de armadilhas.
1. O contentamento é o segredo de uma vida feliz.
Na história da humanidade, não há registro de uma descontentamento maior do que o vivenciado nessa época.
No livro “O paradoxo do progresso, de Gregg Easterbrook cita que “embora o mundo ocidental tenha melhores dramaticamente na...2024-02-1249 min
Dini Cevaplar PodcastEvrenin büyüklüğü insan hayatını anlamsız mı kılıyor? | Gregg Easterbrook [TR Dublaj]Videoya ulaşmak için ''Dini Cevaplar'' Youtube kanalına göz atabilirsiniz.2023-12-2719 min
What Could Go Right?Global Trade: The Race to the Top with Gregg EasterbrookAre we in an unprecedented era of military peace on the seas? Gregg Easterbrook, a prolific author and a writer and editor at The Atlantic for over 40 years, shares how the Navy, innovation, space travel, and prosperity go hand in hand.What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-05-111h 03
Thinking Ahead with Carter PhippsGregg Easterbrook: Promises and Perils of the Blue AgeWhen was the last time you remember a significant battle on the high seas? If you’re like me, such an event may well be hard to recall. I’m old enough to remember the Falklands war, but that’s about it. Today’s guest on Thinking Ahead, author Gregg Easterbrook, wants his readers to understand that that blank space in most of our memories is not an accident. It has come about courtesy of a very particular set of circumstances that have arisen over the last half century—many of which come down to the superiority and effectiveness of the US...2022-02-231h 00
The Remnant with Jonah GoldbergHappy TalkHaunted by a certain infectious Swedish pop song, Jonah begins today’s Ruminant by expanding substantially on a recent point from the G-File: Americans are addicted to despair even though life has never been better. In a moment where anger merchants dominate the media and environmental pessimism is spreading rapidly, how can the optimistic spirit on which our country was founded be restored? And what responsibilities do prominent figures in journalism and politics have in this regard? Also, stick around until the end to hear Jonah elaborate on his departure from Fox and his new contributor agreement with CNN....2022-02-121h 12
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc2021: This Is The Best Time To Be Alive feat. Gregg EasterbrookOpen any newspaper or website, and there are tons of people decrying the end of this or the decline of that. And even with the pandemic just now falling into our recent rearview mirror, it's actually hard to think of a better time for humanity. So why does Gregg Easterbrook think this is such a great time to be alive?Gregg is a prolific journalist and author who has written a number of books. Including It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons For Optimism In An Age Of Fear, Sonic Boom: Globalization At Mach Speed, and the most...2022-01-1256 min
Hidden ForcesHow the US Navy Creates Prosperity & Why We'll Miss It | Gregg EasterbrookIn Episode 222 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Gregg Easterbrook. Gregg was a staff writer, national correspondent, and contributing editor at The Atlantic and has authored thirteen books about a variety of subjects including climate change, globalization, philosophy, and American football. Demetri and Gregg explore the subject of Easterbrook’s latest book, “The Blue Age.” They discuss the extraordinary transformation of the international trading order that we’ve been living through over the last seventy years and the unique role that the US Navy and advancements in naval architecture and marine engineering have played in making all of th...2021-12-0649 min
What Happens Next in 6 MinutesThe Future of the US Navy & Walden and Thoreau - What Happens Next - 10.17.2021Host: Larry Bernstein. Guests include Gregg Easterbrook and Laura Walls.2021-10-171h 14
CAVASShipsCAVASSHIPS Podcast [Sep 12, 21] Episode 14…The Blue AgeWelcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world.
The world’s prosperity of the past 75 years is largely due to the US Navy’s success in keeping the oceans safe for commerce, argues the author of a new book. But he also warns of the dangers the service faces in continuing its dominance and what that could mean for global security. We talk with Gregg Easterbrook, author of author The Blue Age.
In this...2021-09-1226 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryThe Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global Prosperity--And Why We're in Danger of Losing It by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/495301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global Prosperity--And Why We're in Danger of Losing It Author: Gregg Easterbrook Narrator: Joseph Bearor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The US Navy brought half a century of peace and free trade to the world’s waterways. But climate change and rising nationalism threaten to end this blue age. For decades, the Navy has stood sentinel over crucial waterways, ensuring safe passage of goods from nearly all nations. The result is the lon...2021-09-0703 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryThe Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global Prosperity--And Why We're in Danger of Losing It by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/495301to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global Prosperity--And Why We're in Danger of Losing It
Author: Gregg Easterbrook
Narrator: Joseph Bearor
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2021
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
The US Navy brought half a century of peace and free trade to the world’s waterways. But climate change and rising nationalism threaten to end this blue age. For decades, the Navy has stood sentinel over crucial waterways, ensuring safe passage of goods from nearly all nations. The result is the longest pha...2021-09-079h 55
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global Prosperity--And Why We're in Danger of Losing It by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/495301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global Prosperity--And Why We're in Danger of Losing It Author: Gregg Easterbrook Narrator: Joseph Bearor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The US Navy brought half a century of peace and free trade to the world’s waterways. But climate change and rising nationalism threaten to end this blue age. For decades, the Navy has stood sentinel over crucial waterways, ensuring safe passage of goods from nearly all nations. The res...2021-09-0703 min
The Lamp-post Listener: Chronicling Narnia, Middle-earth, and Other WorldsThe Horse & His Boy, Chapter 1: How Shasta Set Out on His TravelsShasta and Bree escape. Your Lamp-post Links: C. S. Lewis in Context, by Doris Myers If you're interested in reading more about the intersection of race, Narnia, and Lewis, you can explore the various articles below. While the pieces offer a wide scope of opinions on Lewis, ranging from defensive to accusatory, we don't necessarily hold the same views as all of the authors. Are The Chronicles of Narnia Sexist and Racist? by Devin Brown at NarniaWeb.com In Defense of C.S. Lewis, by Gregg Easterbrook Le...2021-06-3059 min
Something You Should KnowThe Surprising Benefits of Cursing & How the World is Getting Better and SaferThis episode begins with a look at some fascinating science of everyday life. For example, how the calorie count for food is determined, what does it take to actually crush a Lego brick, why water of the same temperature feels colder than air of the same temperature – and more. http://mentalfloss.com/article/66086/11-scientific-explanations-everyday-lifeDo you swear? If so, why? Are there any benefits to swearing? And how has swearing changed over the years? These are a couple of the questions tackled by Emma Byrne author of the book, Swearing is Good For You (https://amzn.to/2vq...2021-04-0547 min
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'LearyHow to Release Holiday Stress + Winter BluesEvery Thursday for the last five weeks we’ve shared interviews full of tips + inspiring conversations as part of our Electing Gratitude series. This special series was designed to help you navigate + find joy within the complexities of life this year. Today's episode serves as a guide to living inspired while navigating holiday stress + winter blues. I share much-needed perspective + practical tips from past Live Inspired Podcast guests to help stay inspired throughout the season. The foundation is firm and the best of our days remain in front of us. Gregg Easterbrook, New York Times bestselling aut...2020-11-2628 min
Ashland University Professional Learning PodcastEp. 51 - Gregg Easterbrook, author of It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear (2018)Leading Into The Future: New York Times bestselling author Gregg Easterbrook discusses his book It's Better Than It Looks and shares why optimism matters for the future of Education. www.greggeasterbrook.com2020-07-2400 min
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'LearyFact-Based Optimism: Why the World is Better Than We ThinkToday I welcome back Gregg Easterbrook, New York Times bestselling author + guest on one of the most popular Live Inspired Podcast episodes of all time. When Gregg joined us in January 2019, the market, health + longevity were at all-time highs, unemployment at all-time lows and really no reason for fear... Yet we were drowning in fear. My friends, as we are inundated with fear-driven headlines + media coverage about the coronavirus, Gregg once again reminds us that the world is better than it looks. Today's conversation is packed with reassuring fact-based optimism that will inspire a...2020-03-1924 min
How Do We Fix It?Mass Shootings: After El Paso & DaytonMost of America's deadliest mass killings have happened within the last ten years. The deaths of more than 30 people in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have led to renewed demands for federal background checks and gun violence restraining orders, or "red flag" laws.America is also facing a growing crisis of violent extremism and white nationalist terrorism. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are under pressure to expand their investigations.In testimony before Congress, FBI Director Christopher Wray, said white supremacy poses a “persistent” and “pervasive” threat to the United States.2019-08-0928 min
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'LearyCause for Optimism (Why the world is better than we think)True or false: The world is worse than ever before. FALSE. My friends, today’s guest shares hard facts as to why this is the best time in human history. He’ll expose which elements of your life are making you feel otherwise. Most importantly, he'll share the value of recapturing a true, positive perspective + what it could mean for your relationships, business, life + world. Gregg Easterbrook is the New York Times Bestselling author of the book It’s Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear. Today, he reminds u...2019-01-1751 min
My History Can Beat Up Your PoliticsEconomy and Jobs: Debunking "The Good Old Days" Argument with Gregg EasterbrookWas the past better? Were the "Good Old Days" really all they are chalked up to be? Gregg Easterbrook, author of It's Better Than it Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear, has a bold argument. Things are better now then they have ever been. A reminder about our sponsor Warby Parker eyeglasses - get your try on pack of 5 frames at www.warbyparker.com/myhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-0134 min
The Chris Spangle Show313: Everything is Awesome and No One CaresChris Spangle and Harry Price discuss how awesome things are by taking a look at a book titled 'It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear' by Gregg Easterbrook. We then ask why people feel the world is awful if the human condition has never been better? We end with Sen. Ben Sasse's speech on why the Supreme Court has become so important.It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fearby Gregg EasterbrookLink: http://a.co/d/4403bbFSupport...2018-09-052h 01
Talk CocktailAre Americans Afraid of Optimism?We live in an age of paradox. Crime and murders are down, yet we are more fearful than ever about gun violence. Technology has made life easier in so many ways, yet Silicon Valley is becoming the boogeyman and technology is and will be replacing jobs with greater and greater speed. Diseases that were once a death sentence are now manageable, but healthcare costs are escalating and the divide among those that can and cannot afford quality healthcare is growing. And we’re not living as long as we used to, and other nations have a better quality of li...2018-08-2426 min
WhoWhatWhy's PodcastsRadioWhoWhatWhy: The Case for Optimism as Intellectually FashionableWe live in an age of paradox. According to study after study, almost everything we can measure is moving in a positive direction. Worldwide, there is less violence, less pollution (except for greenhouse gases), less war, greater longevity, and most diseases are declining. From the perspective of material living standards, in every part of the world, things are getting better. But there is another side. Diseases that were once a death sentence are now manageable, but health care costs are escalating, and the divide between those that can and cannot afford quality healthcare is widening.2018-08-2026 min
Something You Should KnowThe Benefits of Cursing & How the World is Getting Better - Even If It Doesn't Seem SoThis episode begins with a look at some fascinating science of everyday life. For example, how the calorie count for food is determined, what does it take to actually crush a Lego brick, why water of the same temperature feels colder than air of the same temperature – and more. http://mentalfloss.com/article/66086/11-scientific-explanations-everyday-life
Do you swear? If so, why? Are there any benefits to swearing? And how has swearing changed over the years? These are a couple of the questions tackled by Emma Byrne author of the book Swearing is Good For You. https://amzn.to/2vq8R3P. Li...2018-08-0246 min
Something You Should KnowThe Benefits of Cursing & How the World is Getting Better - Even If It Doesn't Seem SoThis episode begins with a look at some fascinating science of everyday life. For example, how the calorie count for food is determined, what does it take to actually crush a Lego brick, why water of the same temperature feels colder than air of the same temperature – and more. http://mentalfloss.com/article/66086/11-scientific-explanations-everyday-life
Do you swear? If so, why? Are there any benefits to swearing? And how has swearing changed over the years? These are a couple of the questions tackled by Emma Byrne author of the book Swearing is Good For You. https://amzn.to/2vq8R3P. Li...2018-08-0245 min
Something You Should KnowThe Benefits of Cursing & How the World is Getting Better - Even If It Doesn't Seem SoThis episode begins with a look at some fascinating science of everyday life. For example, how the calorie count for food is determined, what does it take to actually crush a Lego brick, why water of the same temperature feels colder than air of the same temperature – and more. http://mentalfloss.com/article/66086/11-scientific-explanations-everyday-life
Do you swear? If so, why? Are there any benefits to swearing? And how has swearing changed over the years? These are a couple of the questions tackled by Emma Byrne author of the book Swearing is Good For You. https://amzn.to/2vq8R3P. Li...2018-08-0244 min
Something You Should KnowThe Benefits of Cursing & How the World is Getting Better - Even If It Doesn't Seem SoThis episode begins with a look at some fascinating science of everyday life. For example, how the calorie count for food is determined, what does it take to actually crush a Lego brick, why water of the same temperature feels colder than air of the same temperature – and more. http://mentalfloss.com/article/66086/11-scientific-explanations-everyday-life
Do you swear? If so, why? Are there any benefits to swearing? And how has swearing changed over the years? These are a couple of the questions tackled by Emma Byrne author of the book Swearing is Good For You. https://amzn.to/2vq8R3P. Li...2018-08-0241 min
But That's Another StoryMike PescaSlate's Mike Pesca on Gregg Easterbrook's The Progress Paradox, reporting on the media, and the merits of optimism. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love, Mike Pesca's Upon Further Review, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, Joseph Heller's Catch-22, and Gregg Easterbrook's The Progress Paradox.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-07-1322 min
Carnegie Council PodcastsGlobal Ethics Forum Preview: It's Better than It Looks, with Gregg EasterbrookNext time on Global Ethics Forum, "Atlantic" contributing editor Gregg Easterbrook looks beyond the headlines and makes the case for optimism in an age of fear. In this excerpt, Easterbrook shares some positive statistics about the global food supply and economics in the United States.2018-05-0302 min
How Do We Fix It?The World Is Getting Better: Gregg EasterbrookThe facts are hard to deny. We live longer, infant mortality continues to fall, we are richer, less subject to violence-- and despite uneven progress, the world is more democratic than it was 50 years ago.And yet so many people are gripped by pessimism and fear.Donald Trump was elected President after repeatedly claiming "our country is going to hell." A recent poll found that just three-in-ten Americans think the country is headed in the right direction. The number of Americans who think the country has a strong national character declined sharply in...2018-04-0527 min
pod2112 PodcastAuthor Gregg Easterbrook on Why Things are Better Than They LookThe news and social media are replete with bad news. As the old saying goes, “If it bleeds, it leads.” And people naturally gravitate to negative news and data than they accept positive outlooks. A catalyst of bad news is technology, as it both conveys information and is the source of disruption. Technology gets blamed for many of the world’s ills, and the technology industry relies on fear, uncertainty and doubt to sell products. Author and journalist Gregg Easterbrook has a different perspective – a cynical optimism, as he describes it – and catalogs why we’re better off today than ever be...2018-03-2100 min
The Scott KahnversationIt's Better Than It Looks: An Interview With Gregg EasterbrookMost people seem to believe that the world is getting progressively worse; Gregg Easterbrook, author of It's Better Than It Looks, argues that the conventional wisdom has got it all wrong. The majority of humanity, he maintains, has never had it so good. In that case, how could Trump be elected by convincing 63 million people that the opposite is true? Join me for a stimulating conversation with Gregg Easterbrook about the real state of humanity, the psychology behind our typical pessimistic attitudes, and why, in all likelihood, things are going to keep getting better and better.
Music: Retrosoul by Bensound...2018-03-1400 minCarnegie Council PodcastsIt's Better than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear, with Gregg EasterbrookToday, many feel paralyzed by the constant stream of bad news. Yet as Gregg Easterbrook shows, statistics on crime, poverty, and longevity prove that things are actually getting better, both in the United States and most of the world. So why do we see the world in such a negative light? Is it a coincidence that this trend started in 2004, the same year that Facebook was created?2018-02-2647 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in History, WorldIt's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324779to listen full audiobooks.
Title: It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear
Author: Gregg Easterbrook
Narrator: Oliver Wyman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 15 minutes
Release date: February 20, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental collapse, racial...2018-02-202h 15
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in History, WorldIt's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear Author: Gregg Easterbrook Narrator: Oliver Wyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental collapse...2018-02-2003 min
Let Free Audiobook Transport You to New WorldsIt's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear Audiobook by Gregg EasterbrookListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 324779
Title: It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear
Author: Gregg Easterbrook
Narrator: Oliver Wyman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14:15:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-20-18
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Business & Economics, History, World
Summary:
Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever?
Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism...2018-02-202h 15
Lic. Roberto Martínez: Estemos mejor.La paradoja del progreso,Hoy hablamos de la paradoja del bienestar, desarrollada por Gregg Easterbrook, quien concluye que a pesar de estar viviendo una época de enorme bienestar para la mayoría de las personas, muchas de ellas se sienten más desdichadas que hace 50 años, con menor sentido de realización y con mayor prevalencia de enfermedades como la depresión o trastornos de ansiedad.2017-10-1740 minLic. Roberto Martínez: Estemos mejor.La paradoja del progreso,Hoy hablamos de la paradoja del bienestar, desarrollada por Gregg Easterbrook, quien concluye que a pesar de estar viviendo una época de enorme bienestar para la mayoría de las personas, muchas de ellas se sienten más desdichadas que hace 50 años, con menor sentido de realización y con mayor prevalencia de enfermedades como la depresión o trastornos de ansiedad.2017-10-1740 min
Pivot with Jenny BlakeThe Progress Paradox with Gregg EasterbrookAccording to Gregg Easterbrook, "The men and women at middle-class standards or above in the United States and European Union now live better than 99.4 percent of the human beings who have ever existed," including most of the royalty of history. And yet, we are no happier. How can this be?📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/41 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-08-1447 min
Capturing Light - A Director of Photography's PodcastCapturing Light – Episode 23 with Gregg EasterbrookIn this episode, We talk about: How be limited can help spark your creativity. Trading cash for creative control when you can. The Featured Director of Photography: Gregg Easterbrook http://www.burningeyefilms.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247577/ https://vimeo.com/user11264570 https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggeasterbrook Let’s set the scene: Billy and Sarah, two delinquent teenage lovers from the suburbs of Los Angeles, travel to a small southern town […]2016-02-1236 min
Business Network Innovation with Game Changers, presented by SAPManaging Suppliers and Enterprise Spending: Let the Numbers Do the TalkingThe buzz: Supply chain health.
As global barriers for business commerce are being torn down, enterprises have unparalleled opportunities to create unique advantages within their supply chains. The upside: enterprise spending now spans more diverse geographies and suppliers than ever before. The downside: supply chains are infested with supplier risks, savings leakages and procurement inefficiencies that often go undetected. Can cutting-edge analytics and real-time supplier visibility help you mitigate the risks, as well as drive trusted and confident spending decisions?
The experts speak.
Rahul Raj, Deloitte: “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to...2015-04-0758 min
Zócalo Public SquareGregg Easterbrook, The Next Economic Boom?Is it possible to envision the next economic boom while we’re still in a bust? Gregg Easterbrook does exactly that in Sonic Boom, arguing that when we pull out of the current recession, the next period of economic growth will be unlike any we’ve seen before. The trends that have drastically changed our world in the last few decades — the lowering of trade barriers and the expansion of financial markets, the vast technological leaps that speed communication and exchange, the worldwide migration of jobs and job-seekers — are still in their early stages, and have yet to fulfill their transfor...2010-02-0241 min
EconTalk Archives, 2007Easterbrook on the American Standard of LivingAuthor Gregg Easterbrook talks about the ideas in his latest book, The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse. How has life changed in America over the last century? Is the average person getting ahead or are the rich taking all the gains? Easterbrook argues that life is better for the average American in almost every dimension. The paradox is that despite those gains, we don't seem much happier.2007-03-0500 min
EconTalkGregg Easterbrook on the American Standard of LivingAuthor Gregg Easterbrook talks about the ideas in his latest book, The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse. How has life changed in America over the last century? Is the average person getting ahead or are the rich taking all the gains? Easterbrook argues that life is better for the average American in almost every dimension. The paradox is that despite those gains, we don't seem much happier.
2007-03-0555 min
Listen Legally to Popular Titles Full Audiobooks in History, PoliticalThe Progress Paradox Audiobook by Gregg EasterbrookListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: The Progress Paradox
Subtitle: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse
Author: Gregg Easterbrook
Narrator: Jonathan Marosz
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-21-03
Publisher: Books on Tape
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 163 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
Between contemporary emphasis on grievances and the fears engendered by 9/11, today it is common to hear it said that life has started downhill, or that our parents had it better. But objectively, almost everyone in today's United States or European Union lives better than his...2003-11-2111h 09
Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse Author: Gregg Easterbrook Narrator: Jonathan Marosz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: In The Progress Paradox, Gregg Easterbrook draws upon three decades of wide-ranging research and thinking to make the persuasive assertion that almost all aspects of Western life have vastly improved in the past century--and yet today, most men and women feel less happy than in previous generations. Why this is so and what we should do about...2003-09-0310 min
Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg EasterbrookPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251041to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse
Author: Gregg Easterbrook
Narrator: Jonathan Marosz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 18 minutes
Release date: September 3, 2003
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
In The Progress Paradox, Gregg Easterbrook draws upon three decades of wide-ranging research and thinking to make the persuasive assertion that almost all aspects of Western life have vastly improved in the past century--and yet today, most men and women feel less happy than in previous generations. Why this is so and what we should do about it...2003-09-0311h 18