Greater Good Magazine | Why is There Peace?
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/2009april/Pinker054.php

Topic for discussion in AP

Steven Pinker on how violence has declined over history.

Interesting, somewhat counterintuitive hypothesis here - mankind has been getting steadily LESS violent since pre-historic times - and a bunch of theories as to why.

Steven Pinker explains why he thinks humans have evolved to be more peaceful over time.

A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind

See it as part of the adventure.

by David Stewart