Speaker: Dr Bill Cooke is president of the Warrington Lit & Phil, author of eight books and editor of the peer-reviewed journal The Wellsian. He has just finished a manuscript on the theme of optimism and pessimism.
Synopsis: The pace and scale of events are leading many people to a pessimistic assessment of our prospects. And yet there is a large body of literature assuring us we live in the best of times, where violence and poverty have fallen to levels unparalleled in history. So should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the future. Bill Cooke offers a new way to look at this conundrum.