This assignment is a short introduction to thinking more about progress and understanding by thinking more deeply about using history as a source of information and rhetoric as a source of approach.

Watch the following video (it is difficult to follow and you may need to watch it more than once): https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason/discussion?referrer=playlist-10_talks_you_won_t_be_able_to

In four (4) paragraphs, respond to the video with some overall thoughts and ideas in relation to the themes discussed.