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Steven Pinker argues global poverty is declining, but is he right? And Afua Hirsch and Claire Fox talk racism in the UK.
Author and professor Steven Pinker says the Enlightenment brought progress to the world – but is his data misleading?
Steven Pinker argues global poverty is declining, but is he right? And Afua Hirsch and Claire Fox talk racism in the UK.
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