Progress Studies

how do we make progress?

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

anyone who prioritizes the wellbeing of the “future of humanity” in the abstract over the dignity and care of individuals in the present cannot claim that they truly care about people

Ashley • Tweet

rob hardy

#264 - Tim Urban: Elon Musk, Neuralink, AI, Aliens, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman lexfridman.com

sari

Building a 21st century interface for science

Oliver Hunt olly.so

Joey DeBruin

A decade ago, I was only a couple of years into my venture career. I believed that growth and progress were synonymous – in an industry where scale was the ultimate target, platforms that achieved it were glorified. A decade later, I have learned that success is more nuanced, and we have to take accountability for the outcomes we encourage. New... See more

Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures)

pphoebe

interesting thoughts from a venture capitalist

Higher than the Shoulders of Giants; Or, a Scientist’s History of Drugs

Slime Mold Time Mold slimemoldtimemold.com

Johanna

(1) New Working Paper: the fundamental driver of growth in modern economies, Total Factor Productivity (TFP), is linear, not exponential. This is a paper I did not expect to write...

Thomas Philippon twitter.com

Johanna

Curate the Internet, Comprehend the World: Introducing Startupy

Tom White whitenoise.email

Tom White

once we had machines to do labor, we could afford to stop treating humans like machines.

Packy McCormick • The Morality of Having Kids in a Magical, Maybe Simulated World

andrea