Great Book: "Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress" by Steven Pinker

https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Now-Science-Humanism-Progress/dp/0525427570 
If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science.