Why Are We So Bad at Reporting Good News? | Angus Hervey | TED

Why is good news so rare? In a special broadcast from the TED stage, journalist Angus Hervey sheds light on some of the incredible progress humanity has made across environmental protection, public health and more in the last year, making the case that if we want to change the story of humanity this century, we have to start changing the stories we tell ourselves. "When we only tell the stories of doom, we fail to see the stories of possibility," says Hervey.
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[@piku5637]

We need more revolutionary optimism in our lives in all this bleakness.

[@mingyuhuang8944]

Bad news spreads a thousand nations whilst good news rarely leaves the home. So yeah, news outlets only care about eye-catching negative stories

[@ShahrezadNorMohammadiy9116]

Hello TED 😊

[@lugaritzbrown2250]

True,the world is doing a lot more better than we think.

[@kathrynbullen7904]

Thank you and hooray for you Angus, this was really excellent, such a great way of reporting good news from around the world. Love Future Crunch and appreciate all the inspiring stories you continue to bring us, they are so enlightening in contrast to the doom and gloom we receive on a daily basis from the media.

[@Moss_knight00]

I love the energy of this talk, it's now probably one of my favourite one. Great work ^^

[@TheMadMorgan]

Powerful video and one of the best TED Talks to date.

[@hsu408]

got nothing more to say. This is exactly what we need right now. Thank you so much for this uplifting talk!

[@Welcome-421]

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom🌸

[@lauraluey]

This is beyond brilliant, It's hope giving.

[@visioncatcher7864]

Brilliant, well done Angus Hervey. A fascinatingly hopeful insight to all that is wrong with the current news channels. I have subscribed to Future Crunch and look forward to hearing so much more positivity. Delivered in an excellent style keeping me enthralled. Thank you Angus and hoping to meet you again soon; what a refreshing change.

[@ronkirk5099]

In spite of the bad news stories we see and hear everyday, humanity as a whole is on an upward arc of improved health, wealth and happiness. The good old days weren't really all that good if you look at the data. I just hope we can turnaround the 6th great extinction before we lose too many more species forever.

[@dannyseville2543]

It depends which numbers you look at. Sure, we have more access to information, easier movement and exposure to more than we have ever had before, but are we happier? Pre smart phones, you could go out, get really drunk and only the people there would really know about it. Now it will be all over the Internet before you even leave the club. We have always had people that seem to think appearances are all that matters but that has now been turned up to 11 with people destroying their natural looks to be 'unique' and look like 2 million other orange duck billed bimbos. It used to be at worst that an unpopular opinion was just the old guy ranting in the corner of the pub, now they have grouped together and while still a massive minority, make enough noise that they actually have influence when they really should be just the old guy drunkenly ranting in the tap room. Are we in a better place than we used to be? In some ways yes, but in other important ways, I feel not.

[@andybaldman]

You’ve been listening to Steven Pinker. Now go read the critiques against that view.

[@francescobenetti3443]

thank you so much for your ongoing work, reading your newsletter through the years has kept me aflot in a world of bad news, so glad your owkr is getting wider and wider recognition and much needed visibility!

[@trishakingsbury2224]

Yessss 🙌🏻 I now wish Angus could perform all the future crunch newsletters with graphics and videos and a live audience. How charming. How crucial. Keep up the great work, my friend 💜

[@steviet6018]

Phenomenal - nothing hypothetical here, this is the news! Much-needed fact-based optimism, wonderfully presented. Bravo Gus Hervey!

[@tubealex]

Brilliant!

[@avirichar4981]

Great exemplification by Angus Harvey of an alternate path of making our reality through our choices and our expressions of focus and effort, as an application of the principles around which both the problem and the solution are centered. At 14:45 Angus mentioned the essence of that problem, in a different context, but the same essence applies to news, and to stories generally, whether that factual kind, or the fictional kind of other media (entertainment and art etc.). Too many people are stuck in poverty and disease -- in sick and impoverished/impoverishing systems. But the end of that sentence mentioned about people generally also applies to that essential problem, of why that's the case: "and are trapped in conflict." That's what story as a process, and a field and craft, and as a tool, and as an extant entity of various qualities and disciplines and approaches, gets summed up as: conflict. It's trapped by that narrow view. Story isn't conflict, and isn't about conflict. Not only conflict. Story is change, and is about change. Conflict is one kind of change. There are many others. Demonstrated and exemplified here, by Angus Harvey, in the stories of good news, and actually how someone can be good at reporting good news. It's really simple, but all the truest principles are, and all the essential realities around which so much pivots. Stories (news or tales/yarns/fictions) aren't conflict. They're change. And getting outside of *only* conflict, an *obsession* with conflict, the *extreme* and *reductive* and *narrowly* defined sub-slice of kinds of change, into the broad vistas of possible change, interesting change, useful change -- yes painful change and heart breaking and all the other challenging and negative and difficult emotional and experiential kinds of change, that are *not* about conflict, as well as the bits that are about conflict, returned to their place within this larger sphere of change -- that's the solution. Very very simple. And kept out of sight, by asshats and idiots, and other insanity-caused emulations of asshattery and idiocy, just like every other simple principle and true essential wisdom or element of reality that we could be aware of, easily, but somehow find ourselves missing, briefly glimpsing just out of sight, only to be blocked again by the clouds of BS churned out by the insane systems and the idiocy-and-asshattishness symptomatic people populating the domains of those symptoms, otherwise known as humans living within a broken and sick, impoverished, and conflict-centered world.

[@arodg]

because nothing sparks innovation like war. bad news = change and innovation good news = less time talking about bad news.

[@brucehorak5714]

👏👏👏 freakin incredible Angus. Brilliantly delivered and inspiring and uplifting as always!

[@IAn0nI]

Excellent. More of this.

[@SUBB0I]

Finally someone addressed this underlying issue that's been bothering me for a long time. Thank you, Angus Hervey.

[@h3xl4]

Such an important message. Especially at the ending statement!

[@something.good.happened]

Thank you for this talk Angus! Couldn't agree more 🙌. We've got to change the stories we tell ourselves and amplify the good.

[@lugaritzbrown2250]

Wonderful TED talk.

[@x_WISHmaker_x]

I'm not crying, you are

[@tangomoocow]

Well done mate! keep up the good work, we need the good news 🙂

[@shastabare6026]

Woo! So cool to see this on the TED stage. I also appreciate the Canadian tuxedo for the Vancouver TED conference 😉

[@tride.design]

Awesome, just what the world needs more

[@itsizzi]

Not having all the answers is no excuse to do nothing. Thanks for the hopeful reminder that some have decided to begin somewhere to do something.

[@lilithrogers5204]

Oh thank You dear Angus..........Yes HOPE......you gave me a lot of it.......Good News!!😍😍

[@alexandreoliveira8739]

Great TED Talk!!!!

[@michaguy]

Love your Future Crunch website / emails - thank you

[@sumitradas6241]

Thank you ❤

[@bryansantana3059]

We humans have a propensity towards the "negativity instinct", whereby we notice the bad more than the good. Remember that improvements and good news rarely make the news. Positive changes may actually be more common than negative ones. This reminder will allow us to keep watching the news without having dystopian visions drummed into us on a daily basis

[@dannyseville2543]

And that is what social media has really tapped into. All these suggested posts you see aren't around what you like and want to see, they are what will keep you on the page longer because they instill a reaction that for some bizarre reason our instinct leans to.

[@Muskar2]

In my humble and anecdotal observation, the most popular isn't just a correlation with negativity - I think it's the controversial and/or mysterious. I think the optimal way to get traction is to leave out conclusive information and touch on topics/statements/perspectives that might provoke a lot of people.

[@anastasiabutton]

BRAVO!

[@PaddySlattery]

Thanks TED; as timely as the grim reaper.

[@melissadavis18]

I’ve been wondering why news doesn’t do this when the news shouldn’t have the need to be popular or focus on views. We will always need the news and so it basically has the best job security out there but they act as though that’s not the case

[@seanrochon9240]

Love you dad

[@bazsturgeon3017]

Good one Gus!

[@onlyjemo]

"Hope is something that we do."

[@GS195]

That applause is hella satisfying

[@nhatphan03.5]

beauty message

[@Dieaconus]

I get the sentiment, but to be completely honest, I just find "good news" kinda ... boring? It feels like a strange sense of discomfort. Hearing about the good in the world feels like all the blood in my veins suddenly starts flowing against the current that my heart tries to maintain.I know, logically and emotionally, that I should feel good about all the good in the world, but I don't, and I can't force myself to feel something that I don't. I wish I had the patience and hope to hear about all the good news, but it feels physically painful to do so. The same way sitting in silence is painful. It's under-stimulating. Maybe that's due to decades of hearing about how bad everything is, or from watching movies and reading stories about extremely high high and low lows, so much so that my sense of good and bad and what is worthwhile for my senses to react to has been so numbed that hearing about someone having a good day feels no more rejuvenating or relaxing than taking in a long breath of fossil-fuelled polluted air. In this mid-collapsing attention economy good news just doesn't cut it. I need to consume to distract myself from my thoughts, otherwise I will remember how depressed I am and I will die. Hearing about the positive doesn't get enough of a reaction out of me to actually distract me from those thoughts. And yeah maybe when I am so honest about that it seems ridiculous, but I am still trying my best to not feel this way. Judging by how prevalent bad news is compared to the good, I'm definitely not the only one who feels this way. I only worry that most people just don't realise it about themselves

[@Thundralight]

I was thinking of creating a channel that reports only good news myself but I see others have already done so. I got to the point I don't even watch the news anymore as it is always something bad - war, violence against each other etc it is very depressing.

[@TheMarketingMan4U]

Finest tedtalk. It should be included in mass communication and journalism introduction.

[@idmediunico]

This is awesome ❤

[@clusterstage]

Sure, here is the summary of the TED Talk "Why Are We So Bad at Reporting Good News?" by Angus Hervey, with timestamps: The problem: We are constantly bombarded with bad news. From the news media to social media, it seems like there is always something terrible happening in the world. This can be overwhelming and depressing, and it can lead us to believe that the world is a terrible place. (0:00-2:30) The solution: We need to start reporting more good news. This doesn't mean that we should ignore the bad news, but we should also focus on the positive stories that are happening in the world. When we only hear about the bad things, it's easy to lose hope. But when we also hear about the good things, it gives us a reason to believe that the world is getting better. (2:30-5:15) The benefits: There are many benefits to reporting more good news. For one, it can help to improve our mental health. When we focus on the positive, it can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. It can also make us more optimistic and hopeful about the future. (5:15-7:45) How to do it: There are a few things that we can do to start reporting more good news. First, we can be more mindful of the news that we consume. We should try to balance out the bad news with the good news. Second, we can share positive stories on social media and with our friends and family. Third, we can support organizations that are working to make the world a better place. (7:45-11:00) Conclusion: Hervey concludes by saying that if we want to change the story of the human race in the 21st century, we have to start changing the stories we tell ourselves. "When we only tell the stories of doom, we fail to see the stories of possibility," he says. "But when we start to tell the stories of progress, we start to believe that progress is possible." (11:00-12:30) I hope this summary is helpful. Let me know if you have any other questions. -Google Bard

[@Redeye-yl8yt]

ok ChatGPT, go to sleep now.

[@kpNov23]

Thank you. Saved me minutes of watching. Reading is faster than watching it.

[@mingyuhuang8944]

​@@kpNov23Bad news spreads a thousand nations whilst good news rarely leaves the home. So yeah, news outlets only care about eye-catching negative stories

[@alanhat5252]

Thank you for your effort, it is appreciated.

[@aceofknaves]

Drama sells. Also, good news reporting = bad ratings.

[@Mario-zt4lq]

but… why

[@Nickachuuuuu]

​@@Mario-zt4lqMy guess is that bad news is more acute and sensational, whereas good news happens more slowly and is less sensational. Also people are allergic to thoughtful nuance nowadays, so I'm guessing that makes good reporting 'boring' too

[@novocoder]

Profit is the bottom line for news media industry.

[@TomFynn]

If it bleeds, it reads.

[@ambition112]

0:49: 🌍 The past year has seen significant progress in the fight against climate change and neglected tropical diseases, as well as the development of a promising malaria vaccine. 4:39: ✨ Despite the focus on negative news, there are positive developments in the world, including environmental conservation efforts and progress in human rights. 8:55: 🌍 Humanity has made significant progress in poverty reduction, conservation, and healthcare in the past year. 13:00: 🌟 The speaker discusses the importance of sharing stories of progress and hope. Recap by Tammy AI

[@user-je4eh9ht1k]

I've just had a thought that maybe good news isn't reported because it creates hope and optimism which empowers people and leads to change..

[@yinafrentz]

Leads to change like in what? Refusing all at once to work in the army's factories? Well, too late. They'll be replaced all at once by the AI.

[@user-je4eh9ht1k]

@yinafrentz I was thinking more political change e.g. unifying against parties that steal from the poor and give to the rich.

[@yinafrentz]

@@user-je4eh9ht1k I see it, you want to say that at least the crowd becomes happier cannon fodder, not bad!👍

[@alanhat5252]

@@yinafrentz not quite, the parties which give to the rich tend to be the ones which create the need for cannon fodder.

[@yinafrentz]

@@alanhat5252 Not quite, Search for: How big is the gun trade?

[@YasminYoruba]

We need more good news 😢

[@orah12185]

Absolutely

[@TronSAHeroXYZ]

Bad news stands out. Law&Crime network for example.

[@playlistpro]

clap! clap! clap! Way to close at the end, too! (let's quicken the pace and make it a recurring show)

[@thatswhatamsaying9750]

We vote with our eyes the news we want to see. The media has optimized for this fact. We want warnings of what to look out for and the thrill and drama of bad news.

[@andybaldman]

This video only has 60k views in two weeks. Hardly anything. That should tell you how interested in good news MOST people are. Regardless of a few positive comments here.

[@RampinRabit]

The Good News Channel

[@lordplanet8413]

Because good news doesn't sell that's why

[@kepspark3362]

Worked on me.👍

[@kehreyannedean6315]

Because fear and anger based news is better at keeping humanity suppressed, stuck and living in fear and lower vibrations.

[@novocoder]

I thinks it is more to make a profit.

[@rodsherwin]

Signs of progress create motivation. Motivation create more progress. A virtuous cycle hamstring by the current media bias.

[@zero1188]

Bad news travel faster than good that’s why

[@Mario-zt4lq]

but… why

[@guy-]

​@@Mario-zt4lqsome neuropsychological stuff I guess

[@zero1188]

@@Mario-zt4lq for example if the news reported, a billionaire donates a billion dollar to charity. And the next news reports a fire kllled a dozen people. Which news would get more attention? The fire, why? Because humans love conflict. Try watching a movie with zero conflict vs a movie with conflict and see how quickly you get bored lmao

[@SuperNova-nf6pg]

ha...my reply has been removed because of fucking advertisement every human have no choice but to evolve that avoid all kinds of dangerous factor could threaten their life since human appear to the earth so bad news will spread out to the whole world than good news by our instinct~

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

@@Mario-zt4lqbecause we live in a superficial society that loves when “tea is spilled”

[@michaelwoodsmccausland5633]

Geo Thermal and the return to indigenous treatment modalities are returning to the collective table

[@thatswhatamsaying9750]

News should sound the alarm but also give equal space to the acknowledgement of victories

[@user-jc6sc3vt2r]

In this era.Who can be lead America, American that cross through the predicaments much better? 徐永昊 Russell Hsu

[@DoseofSociety]

Such an important topic and something we strive to achieve everyday on our channel. We cover stories of real people and real possibility, we welcome everyone ♥

[@selimgazi9317]

Soo nice 👍🎉

[@ildarmingazov2304]

You like others heat your hands on modern politics So go on :)

[@EzLopez]

Talk starts at 13:37.

[@user-mb6nh7ud3g]

We nee to spread good news

[@TheEvilistic]

Conflict sells

[@RagchaMedia]

I love Future Crunch, but this TED talk doesn't answer the question posited by the title. (Humans seem hard-wired to focus on and share stories about danger.) I think this talk should have been entitled: "How 21st Century News could shape the Future" or something like that. It's also worth mentioning that Angus is a gentleman, and that's good for soothing frazzled nerves, but not exciting. Gotta deliver the news from lower chakras for profitability and thus sustainability.

[@maddyc503]

Much like how developing countries are covered in world, esp India. Creates an image of doom, which an average person living there just laughs at.

[@benjamingeorgecoles8060]

Loved it! But he didn't answer the question at all, did he? And without answering it very compellingly, and, on the basis of that answer, coming up with counter-measures, is it likely much will change?

[@najiahlemora8115]

Loved this TED Talk!! I wholeheartedly agree with Mr.Harvey! Very insightful talk. Hopefully one day we can actually change our news and see hope. Good News network, is a decent source for good news.

[@mikhasev]

I would subscribe to such news channel.

[@Nickachuuuuu]

There are sites and apps dedicated to only reporting good news. Look them up! Definitely worth it. 😊

[@nicklang7670]

'Good' news also means: good reporting on bad news...

[@burpingcricket]

Did not answer the question but still very nice to hear some good news. 😊

[@novocoder]

Ansewer is to sell in order to make a profit. Bad news sells, that's the bottom lie or else they would not be in buisness.

[@anamoreno6644]

Why? Bad news sells, keeps viewers watching. Under our current global economic system it is imperative to make news profitable.

[@novocoder]

Exactly. Couldn't have said it better.

[@alanhat5252]

No, much news is _not_ for profit, it's for power. (Sorry to bring a downer but this distinction is important).

[@anamoreno6644]

@@alanhat5252 Financial profit equals power. That's the point. All big media outlets (CNN, ABC, NBC) make huge profits, their power derives from such profits.

[@capcitymatt]

I can help

[@eddygunawan4335]

This is i call balance news ..yin and yang news 😂

[@adapan837]

reminded me of the book "Factfulness"

[@helderlage]

Finally someone who answered my question... is there nothing positive happening on earth?... THANKS for showing me that there is!

[@cameronbasille8272]

Because "facts" don't care about your "feelings" and your "feelings" don't care about "facts"... let that sink in and you will have the answer to the title of this video... your welcome.

[@LeoNZ-dv2bh]

Ladies and gentlemen The shiet has reached the shore.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@unknowngirl9884]

Who is here to practice ilets

[@jimbarchuk]

Because chaos is more profitable.

[@shaunamurray8501]

So true! Much of the media has become political-economic gossip columns and guessing games (he said, he said, we predict), with some sport and violence thrown in. Almost nothing of fundamental importance to our lives and our planet is discussed, and well researched fact based reporting is rare.

[@user-go7mk9ux2e]

Why, haha. Right now only amazing news from russia, military coup🎉😊

[@atharvabhargava9245]

First comment?

[@interstellarsurfer]

First reply.

[@yungrecentadvancement]

EZ B^]

[@songrelaxation6629]

Hey about isreal

[@janett7849]

Hmmm...could have been less dry and more celebratory. Not compelling for anyone not already in the choir.

[@ariconsul]

I like hearing bad news. I can feel lucky compared to the unfortunate. I can feel righteous outrage against those behaving badly. I don't like good news. The news of others success makes me feel bad about my lack of progress.

[@user-jc6sc3vt2r]

In this era. Maybe these guys who are bacame second in command down that reduce to not taken seriously. Call me Hsu. 徐永昊 Russell Hsu

[@eruiluvatar6688]

Electric cars aren't that much better than traditional cars though when you factor in the carbon costs required to mine the lithium (and other components of the electric car). They are mainly a greenwashing attempt if you really dig deeper.

[@rafaelalas7679]

----------------------- psyche = • • -----------------------

[@a_perverts_diary]

Great news! Yesterday, the Rushian Pudding shot missiles destroyed 1,000 citizens yesterday. Today, their missiles only killed 100 more citizens. What a progress! However, there is still room for improvement. In terms of China, initially, there were concerns about the military reunification of Hong Kong and Taiwan. However, It seems that China is now solely focusing on military reunifying Hong Kong.. This development brings hope for the situation. Another critical issue we face is global warming. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to limit the increase in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees Celsius. At that time, it was estimated that without significant measures, the temperature would exceed this limit by around 2040. Fast forward to today, in 2023, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that approximately 66 areas worldwide are projected to exceed the temperature limit within the next five years. To combat this, people have started transitioning from plastic straws to paper straws. This shift demonstrates progress and a collective effort to address the issue. If this isn't progress, then what is?

[@CharlesBrown-xq5ug]

Cancel the second law of thermodynamics Chose perpetually changeable conserved energy. The second law of thermodynamics is a misstep in civilization that had a distinct begining with Isaac Newton's correct scientific observation that the heat of a fire in a fireplace always flows towards the cold room beyond. Heat never flows spontaneously from cold to hot. Scientific interest in heat peaked when Victorian England became enchanted with steam engines and their cheap reliable and easy to position physical power. Scientists of the era with wide cultural support formulated the second law of thermodynamics using evidence from steam engine development. The law's formulaters considered with acceptance [A+] Inefficiently harnessing the flow of heat from hot to cold or [B+] Using force to Inefficiently pump heat from cold to hot. They considered with rejection [A-] Waiting for random fluctuation to cause a large difference in temperature or pressure. This was calculated to be extremely rare or [B-] Searching for and selecting for use, random, frequent and small differences in temperature or pressure. The search and selection would require more energy than the use would yield. These accepted options, lead to the consequence that the universe will end in stagnant heat death, a theory that was part of a theological trend of the time. Another option is for any random usually small fluctuation of heat or pressure to deterministically self select differental passive treatment so the output is no longer random. Then the net power of many small fluctuations from many replicant parts can be aggregated into a large difference in temperature or pressure. Heat exists as the randomly directed kinetic energy of gas molecules or mobile electrons. In gasses this is known as Brownian motion, in electronics this is carefully labeled Johnson Nyquist thermal electrical noise. Hypothetically diode depletion regions are practical sites for enabling mobile electrons energized into motion by thermal electrical noise to deterministically select the direction they will carry electricity. Mobile electrons in the depletion region of a diode are rectified by their interaction with the surronding structure. An inner electrical equlibrium creates a depletion region which straddles the abrupt physical junction between the N type and P type regions of a basic solid state diode. The depletion region has variable electrical conductivity which depends on the energy and direction of motion of the mobile electrons inside. If the net motion of mobile electrons, energized by thermal electrical noise, is towards the P type region, the depletion region contracts and the electrical conductivity will increase, conveying the electrons further into the P type region and beyond. If the net motion of mobile electrons in the depletion region is towards the N type region, the depletion region will expand and the electron current will decrease. Consistantly oriented diodes in parallel may be successful electrical Maxwell's Demons or Smoluchowski's Trapdoors. The energy needed to shift the depletion region's deterministic role is paid as a burden on the moving electrons. There would therefore be usable net aggregated ŕectified power from each and every diode connected together into a consistantly ořiented parallel group. Any diode efficiency at all produces some energy conversion from ambient heat, more efficiency yields higher performance. A diode array that is switched off has no energy conversion and no performance. The power from a single diode is poorly expressed. Several or more diodes in parallel are needed to overcome the effect of a load resistor's own thermal noise. A plurality of billions of high frequency capable diodes is needed for practical power aggregation. Zero to ~2THz is the maximum frequency bandwidth available in nature. This is beyond the range of most diodes. Practicality requires this extreme bandwidth. The diodes are preferably in same orientation parallel at the primary level. Many primary level groups of diodes should be in series for practical voltage. Diodes in massive same orientation parallel are easily fabricated between an ohmic contact layer abutting all the anodes and another ohmic contact layer abutting all the cathodes with identical very small laterally isolated diodes between. The fabrication quality of a sample of individual diodes can be inspected before the second ohmic contact layer is deposited. Sandwiches of parallel diodes can be piled into stacks to become connected in series. Layers of heat transfer conduits may be fabricated between the sandwiches too. On another topic, a waferfull of non consolidated ultrasmall diode replicants can be specially scribed for other purposes. I filed for a patent, us3890161A, Diode Array, for a device which absorbs heat, converting it to an equivelent amount of electricalted rectified Johnson noise from a plurality of consistently aligned very small diodes. The patent was granted in 1975 and became public domain technology in 1992. The patent is attribution for my thinking in 1973. It is a new paradigm in science and civilization. Everyone should contribute to civilization's advancement cooperatively. Ever since Newton's observation was assimilated and the second law of thermodynamics was formulated. education has mass produced the conventional wisdom throughout society that the second law of thermodynamics is valid. If counterexamples invalidated the second law of thermodynamics civilization would learn it could have perpetually convertable conserved energy which is the form of free energy where energy is borrowed from the massive heat reservoir of our sun warmed planet and converted into electricity anywhere, anytime with slight variations. Electricity produces heat when used by electric heaters, motors, or ligts so the energy borrowed by these devices is promply returned without gain or loss. There is also the reverse effect where refrigeration produces electricity equivalent to the cooling, This effectI is scientifically elegant. Cell phones wouldn't die or need power cords or batteries or become hot. They would cool when transmitting radio signal power. Computers and integrated circuits would have their cooling and electrical needs supplied autonomously simultaniously. Integrated circuits wouldn't need power pinouts. Robots would have extreme mobility. Frozen food storage would be reliable and free or value positive. That means storehouses, homes, and markets would have independent power to preserve and pŕepare food. Vehicles wouldn't need fuel or fueling stops. Elevators would be very reliable with independent power. Water and sewage pumps may be installed anywhere. Nomads could raise their material supports item by item carefully and groups of people could modify their settlements with great technical flexibility. Many devices would be very quiet, which is good for coexisting with nature and does not disturb people. Zone refining would involve little net power. Reducing Bauxite to Aluminum, Rutile to Titanium, and Magnetite to Iron, would have a net cooling effect. With enough clean cheap power, minerals could be finely pulverized, and H2O, CO2, and other substance levels in the biosphere could be modified. There should be a unitary agency to look after our global planetary concerns. This is a material revolution with spiritual ramifications. Everyone should contribute individual talents and fruits of different experiances and cultures to advancing a cooperative, diverse, harmonious and unified civilization. It is possible to apply technlology wrong but it shouldnt be done. Inventive concepts that are widely published become unpatentabe. A public incorruptable archive could secure attrbution for the original works of creators. Uncorrupted copies would be releaseed on request. No further action would be taken by this institution. Many financially and procedurally independent teams that pool developmental knowlege, and may be funded by many separate noncontrolling crowd sourced grants should convene themselves to develop proof-of-concept and initial recipe prototypes to develop devices which coproduce the release of electrical energy and an equivalent absorbtion of stagnant ambient thermal energy. Diode arrays are not the only possible device of this sort. These devices would probably become segmented commodities sold with minimal margin over supply cost. They would be manufactured by AI that does not need fimancial incentive. Applicable best practices would be adopted. Business details would be open public knowledge. Associated people should move as negotiated and freely talk. There is no need of wealth extracting top commanders. We do not need often token philanthropy from the wealthy if people simply can be more generous if consumer commodities are inexpensive. The conventional wisdom throughout society now is that the second law of thermodynamics is valid. Industry, government, comercial science, academia, finance, and the military are not configured to develop this easily. There may be "Murder on the Orient Express" style suppression of perpetually convertable conserved energy. Edward Bellamay's utopian novel "Looking Backwards" depicted world wide flat distribution of consumer goods. Aloha Charles M Brown lll Kauai Hawaii 1 808 651 ****

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[@narrativegatherer3128]

Full chatgpt stuff, eh?

[@CharlesBrown-xq5ug]

​@chelseashurmantine8153 I try to be succinct. The most fundamental law of physics is that energy is never gained or lost. Being able to have perpetually changeable energy that isn't degraded into atagnant heat is an extraordinary claim that needs a lot of persuasion. l hope people will convene teams to build prototypes.

[@Voe198]

Is there anything more in love with neoliberalism than TED?