It may not feel like it, with conflict blasting through our screens 24/7, but a study from Tel Aviv University has shown that war is on the decline and that we are actually living in the most peaceful time in human history. The reason: Peace is more profitable than war.

Despite the abundance of violent content, both real and fictional, in the world today, a mathematical model constructed in Tel Aviv University actually proves that as humanity progresses – violence is on the decline.