Drops in Poverty, New Social Protections and the First Book "Unrecommendation"!

In this episode I talk about huge drops in poverty in India, loads of health measures and social protections for marginalized people across the world. Plus I address some viewer/listener notes and give what I’m pretty sure is the very first book unrecommendation!

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/chad/news/health-ministers-launch-landmark-polio-vaccination-campaign-protect-83-million-children-lake-chad?ref=fixthenews.com 

https://www.optimistdaily.com/2025/04/a-5-blood-test-could-help-prevent-thousands-of-heart-attacks-and-strokes-study-finds/ 

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/0445391c-9b64-4e6e-ad99-617dce4f27bc 

https://www.energymonitor.ai/news/kenya-universal-electricity-iea/?cf-view

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/google-created-a-new-ai-model-for-talking-to-dolphins/?ref=fixthenews.com

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2025/04/11/eu-agrees-ban-on-hazardous-substances-in-toys_6740094_143.html?ref=fixthenews.com 

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/countries-reach-historic-who-pandemic-agreement-afp-reports-2025-04-16/?ref=fixthenews.com 

https://archive.md/QUtz1 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-structure-that-filters-consciousness-identified/ 

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/lab-grown-teeth-might-become-an-alternative-to-fillings-following-research-breakthrough 

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