Why Progress Has Heroes, Not Just Trends with Alexander Hammond

Why do most of us believe the world is getting worse when the data says otherwise, and who are the people actually responsible for the extraordinary progress we've made? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 316th episode of Objectively Speaking as she sits down with author Alexander Hammond to discuss his book "Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World," which profiles the scientists, inventors, and thinkers whose innovations helped save billions of lives, changed public policy for the better, and lifted millions out of poverty—even though most of their names have been forgotten. ---------------------------------------------- Hammond is the founder of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity, a free trade fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a senior fellow at African Liberty, with work focused on the history of economic growth and innovation, African development, and global well-being. He was formerly a policy analyst at the IEA and a researcher in the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Check Out More From Alexander Hammond: Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity: https://theiatp.org/about-us/ X: https://x.com/AlexanderHammo?lang=en Book: "Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World" - https://amzn.to/4pjwqG0 ---------------------------------------------- About The Atlas Society: https://www.atlassociety.org/about Sign up for our newsletter to get updates: https://www.atlassociety.org/get-updates Entire library of Draw My Life Videos: https://www.atlassociety.org/video-series/draw-my-life Catalogue of The Atlas Society Asks episodes and other videos: https://www.atlassociety.org/now-playing Ayn Rand Merchandise: https://shop.atlassociety.org/ Follow The Atlas Society on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlasSociety/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAtlasSociety/videos Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAtlasSociety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlassociety/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-atlas-society