I’m a fan of everything @harari_yuval has written, and his latest book is no exception. https://t.co/HJSuZRwT5n

I am an optimist. For me that means that I’m inspired to look for people making progress, and to help spread that progress as widely as possible. Here are some of those areas. https://t.co/57JTr2pNWm

Tara Westover didn’t step foot in a classroom until she was 17. At 32, she’s written one of the best books of the year. I was thrilled to sit down with her to talk about her remarkable life: https://t.co/r1aQWLyTWx https://t.co/AJgvpHs3BK

I often talk about how much progress we’ve made in health and energy. Turns out, the same thing can be said about innovation in sports: https://t.co/kPjgGWOOzG @TEDTalks

This book is a must read for anyone interested in AI, machine learning, and machine vision. https://t.co/bOFgrnkORN

Since 2000, @gavi has vaccinated 700 million children, saving more than 10 million lives. That kind of progress is thanks to the many Gavi alliance partners, including the UAE. #vaccineswork https://t.co/8oNPVo08X2

When it comes to meditation, @andypuddicombe turned me from a skeptic to a believer. https://t.co/hRos0ulrH6

Good news in the fight against TB: More and more South Africans are surviving the disease: https://t.co/ROxM7LZYGH https://t.co/6AmQne28Oa

Melinda explains why the next great programmer won’t look anything like me (which is good for them, and for the world). https://t.co/zvBPk0msBQ

My kids tease me for being the most competitive person in our family. My latest challenge? A game called “Guess the Philosopher” with @tarawestover: https://t.co/7pHSK0bZE8 https://t.co/IdJ2y7CEtl

It’s no wonder Hollywood is turning this book into a movie. I couldn’t put it down. https://t.co/27nz1XKVY6

Brilliant engineers and scientists around the world are working hard to get the next generation of toilets off the ground. And then there is Ronny Chieng... https://t.co/CbdklQnpCb

Everyone could use a few more books in their lives. You can’t go wrong with one of these five. https://t.co/J0afS0Cj7V

Five of the books I couldn’t put down in 2018: https://t.co/UyDnOLSBQl https://t.co/KX53usqRYY

One of my favorite authors, @sapinker, sums up why history is an imperfect guide for progress: “If history is about all the wars, all the disasters, you’re missing all this incremental improvement that can only be ascertained through data.” https://t.co/G4ipdkrhzm

Tuberculosis has haunted humanity for millennia—it’s even been found in Egyptian mummies. This is the story of a doctor on the frontlines of the fight against one of the world’s oldest diseases: https://t.co/PJZLdyXsyA https://t.co/eA2CbO1EOj

If you’re a science and data nerd like me, you may be interested in ‘Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire’ and ‘The Prime Number Conspiracy’ from @QuantaMagazine and @7homaslin. https://t.co/UVoBZkI0Vb

Thanks to brilliant scientists in South Africa and around the world, there are signs of hope in the fight against TB. https://t.co/FsEJTp4XRh

Before we got married, Melinda and I talked about how we would give back. We agreed that, once you’ve taken care of your family, the best use of extra wealth is to help make the world a better place. Join us in one of our favorite traditions https://t.co/tlrxu6FYjQ #GivingTuesday https://t.co/BjLkaiv0ks

Last week I wrote about why I enjoy watching the @HBO series “Silicon Valley.” Here are six more shows worth catching up on. https://t.co/T4ogimPbwh via @Likewise