Progress Studies

Progress Studies

how do we make progress?

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Progress is mostly about what does not happen. Progress means a 92-year-old who did not die today, a boy who was not robbed on his way to school, a 12-year girl who is not married to a 30-year old man, etc. What did not happen does not make the news. The best parts of civilization don’t get headlined.

Kevin Kelly • 💡 Kevin Kelly: The Case for Optimism

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Why Has Nuclear Power Been a Flop?

rootsofprogress.org rootsofprogress.org

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What a Time to Be Alive

Jack Raines youngmoney.co

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Contra Hoel On Aristocratic Tutoring

Scott Alexander astralcodexten.substack.com

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You and Your Research

Richard W. Hamming cs.virginia.edu

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Idea Machines

Nadia Asparouhova nadia.xyz

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The Death of Intellectual Curiosity

Sven Schnieders unfashionable.blog

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Malthus was wrong. We make MORE food than ever with LESS land than ever. Because we have one inexhaustible resource— Human ingenuity.

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

80000hours.org 80000hours.org

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