Progress Studies

how do we make progress?

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A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

Derek Thompson theatlantic.com

Tom So and

Curate the Internet, Comprehend the World: Introducing Startupy

Tom White whitenoise.email

Tom White

@pfessenbecker@troet.cafe

twitter.com

Johanna

Research Questions That Could Have a Big Social Impact, Organised by Discipline

80000hours.org 80000hours.org

sari

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Hans Rosling • 6 highlights

amazon.com

Cover of Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

sari

Idea Machines

Nadia Asparouhova nadia.xyz

sari

phoebe

do you ever find it weird that as a culture we decided that “progress” just means advancement in technology and numbers on a spreadsheet, and that things like moral advancement, human joy, positive relationships, fulfillment, psychological development, and purpose don’t count?

River Dakini x.com

phoebe

Warpcast

LLeo Nasskau

Takes that aged badly: see this from 1937 the problem with our modern world is all of these newfangled toilets and umbrellas get rid of the books!