“In which John Green shares some encouraging trends and statistics about the current state of humans in the world.

“Poverty and infant mortality are decreasing. Fewer people are dying of malaria. The world’s poorest areas are growing faster than the rest of the world.

“More people (especially girls) have educational opportunities. The Internet is getting faster. Cancer mortality is decreasing. And the Colts are in the NFL playoffs.

“In short, there are many reasons to be hopeful that 2014 might be the best year on record for humans, even if much of this growth is not (currently) sustainable.” – YT

So take a moment today and smile.