Progress Studies

Progress Studies

how do we make progress?

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

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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?

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You and Your Research

Richard W. Hamming cs.virginia.edu

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Is America Really Running Out of Original Ideas?

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Welcome to the Future

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Why Has Nuclear Power Been a Flop?

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Louis CK Everything is amazing & Nobody is happy

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

Hans Rosling • 6 highlights

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Contra Hoel On Aristocratic Tutoring

Scott Alexander (slatestarcodex)astralcodexten.substack.com

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