If you're in search of summer reading suggestions, billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have you covered. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Buffett says there are "some very interesting reasons to be optimistic about the world in that chapter," which is titled "Progressive Phobia."
Gates also gives Pinker's "Enlightenment Now" his stamp of approval, noting that "it's a more serious read than a lot of books but really fantastic." It paints a picture of human progress, arguing that humans have the tools they need to thrive in modern times.
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