Progress Studies

how do we make progress?

a good reminder that all innovation is initially resisted

Our metrics of progress have continuously abstracted: from the tangible bushels of wheat in agricultural economies (with natural physical limits), to industrial-era efficiency metrics (units/hour, machine uptime), to the nebulous productivity measures of knowledge work. Each evolution has moved us further from human-scaled, naturally bounded... See more

Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective

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

80000hours.org 80000hours.org

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Contra Hoel On Aristocratic Tutoring

Scott Alexander astralcodexten.substack.com

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

Lex Fridman lexfridman.com

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

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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

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rob hardy

Progress is challenging, not due to a lack of imagination but due to the lack of a blank canvas Maybe Mars is the blank canvas we need to bring us all together

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

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Science Is Getting Less Bang for Its Buck

Patrick Collison theatlantic.com

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