Is Science Making the World Better or Worse? | Lecture 4: "Science and Society" Series 

Glad to see Shakeel sb another great intellectual

00:00 Reflecting on past and present healthcare challenges 03:47 Science has significantly improved human life and longevity. 11:22 Human beings have inner devils, instrumental violence, and a tendency for revenge 15:22 Human DNA contains 20,000 to 25,000 genes with a specific purpose. 22:20 The ancient way of fighting wars was destructive and cruel. 25:21 Discussion on justice and customs in Jahangir's court 31:31 Historical perspective on death tolls in conflicts 34:47 Scientific progress has had both positive and negative impacts on society. 40:43 Discussion on global terror and its comparison to other causes of death. 43:54 Discussion on societal transformation and religious influence 50:15 Importance of wisdom in preventing conflicts 53:19 The impact of human activities on the environment 58:56 The importance of handling international conflicts through legal and diplomatic channels. 1:02:05 Science and society interaction 1:07:39 Commercialization and capitalism impact society. 1:10:12 Science has led to progress and environmental awareness 1:15:57 Debate on the future of socio-economic systems 1:18:42 Today's world is preferred despite alienation 1:24:45 Science has improved cost-benefit analysis in decision-making. 1:27:34 Impact of America's actions on global opinion 1:32:58 Discussion on competition and cooperation in society 1:35:55 Discussion on corruption and financial fraud.

my grandmother had 13children. only 3 survived. 1931 average age was just 25 years.

Sir like always you are great. Thanks for being such a great teacher ❤️❤️.

yaar every vedio is mind-blowing

Great to see someone is like me

Watched all of it

Wonderful lecture about science positivity,thank you

Thanks for educating us

Love 💗and respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

I suggest you all to read "Factfullness" by Hans Rosling, it's a wonderful book about exactly same topic that world is getting better.

Selfish is not the rt word. Survival instinct is better word for what you are talking about or dawkin was

Yar.. pura lectur sunne k bad pata chala.. ye lecture hmne pehli hi black hole or dekh Chuka hai.... Plz ik hi chnl pr upload kiya kre

Sir you have been doing selfless work not just for Pakistan but for the whole humanity. Humara yaha guru (teacher) is considered higher than god. Because it is the teacher who imparts knowledge to understand God. "गुरु गोविन्द दोऊ खड़े , काके लागू पाय| बलिहारी गुरु आपने , गोविन्द दियो बताय|" Your admirer and Fan. Mere Pranaam aapko 🙏

@1:35 - As a common simple person, I would say that sadism is a mental illness. It was in the past and is still present in current era.

The real question is, Have humans become less violent today than they were a 100000 years ago. The relative scale of calculating the number of death due to wars is deceptive.

The earth has become small, and on it hops the Last Man, who makes everything small. His species is ineradicable as the flea; the Last Man lives longest. "We have discovered happiness" -- say the Last Men, and they blink. They have left the regions where it is hard to live; for they need warmth (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Sadists are psychopaths, I agree, that’s not a trait of healthy human

غالبا صحیح املا یوشع بن نون ہے۔

Shakeel sab b hn is class main....jo afab iqbal kysath huty

Once again loved your lecture and the discussion. Thanks a lot for enlightening me. 🙏 Capt Sudarshan Gupta Mumbai

Dr Sahib the good way of discription about Haqooqul abad .and the revege for their own willness to stop this exceedig fireof revenge .

physical geography is the branch of the natural science

Pinker is prof.at Harvard but was at MIT before.

Dear Dr Hoodbhoy, I respectfully disagree that todays times are better than yester days.... Socially we are completely going either the same or going South. Why is that may the time of my parents 1950-1980s had a better world to deal with?

Useless questions , perhaps because of confusing topic and content of the lecture

3000 people not 2000 people died on 9/11. US response could have been more focused on UBL rather than going into Iraq . Problem is we don’t have the brightest people in politics and those are the people who end up making big decisions ! Same is true with scientists , for example Fienman celebrated the use of atomic bomb over Japan before he realized what he has done and enabled politicians to do with the lethal power.

Dr. Sahab, your lectures are quite enlightening but it hurts to witness that so few people constitute the audience which includes children even probably in order to appear as such. I would also like to point out a fact which is no way relevant here but I have mentioned it for your information that is if you keep a watch on what's happening in India you might have seen a news about a gathering of thousands people openly and without fear of retribution declared that they don't believe in Brahma,. Vishnu and Mahesh and vowed that they would never let themself be governed by the cannons of Hinduism. This event is significant in itself but what is more significant is this has happened in the time when bjp with the help of their pet media has been brainwashing hindu populace into rabid religious frenzy .I am not saying that Muslim should also do so rather my point is that they should have this right at least. It is not as much important in case of India where Muslim are in minority as as it is for Pakistan which is a country of Muslim. Sir, you are a man of reason so I hope you would get my point. I don't want to say it in more clearer way because I don't want to hurt people's patriotic sentiments. With all respect to Islam and people who practice it i would only say that a country should have no religion of its own as it thwarts progress and independent thinking that our poor people need more than religion. Thank you.

Everything that gore had said about climate change has proven to be a lie in 2022, what you are saying will happen to Karachi in 50 years is most likely be proven wrong , as well.

What learned ? Swat is again going backwards

آپ نے جو بات کی ہے وہ ایک ہی زاویے سے کی گئی ہے، یعنی کس دور میں کتنے لوگ قتل ہوئے، یے بہت ہی محدود طریقہ ہے مُختلف ادوار کے موازنے کرنے کا۔ مثال کے طور پر خاندانی نظام ٹوٹ رہا ہے، بزرگوں کا احترام ختم ہو چکا ہے، زنا بہت عام ہے، بہن بیوی کا فرق ختم ہو رہا ہے، رشتے داروں سے میل جول کم ہو گئی ہے، جنس کا فرق ختم ہونے کو ہے۔ صداقت، دیانت، شجاعت، سخاوت جیسے اور بہت سے اوصاف ختم ہو رہے ہیں۔ جھوٹ، مکاری، عیاری عام ہو چکی ہے۔ کرپشن ہر ملک میں بہت عام ہے۔ سائنسی ترقی اور وسائل ہونے کے باوجود بوکھ و افلاس نا قابلِ برداشت ہو چُکے ہیں۔ ہر شخص اپنی اپنی سوچ رہا ہے۔ یے سری باتیں آپ کی گفتگو سے میں زیرِ بحث نہیں آئی اور یے وہ باتیں ہیں جن کی تعریف نا فقط اسلام بلک تمام تہذیبوں میں کی جاتی رہی ہے سوا آج کی جدید تہذیب کے۔

Ap jahil hi raho gay hoodbhoy Pehli bat har insan by birth selfless hota selfish hona koi genes ma nai hai. Morals, Empathy and justice har insan ma hota hai jo is bat ki daleel hai k sari mahloók ka aik khaliq hai ju sab insano ma same signature chor raha hai