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Derfor er det emne, som årets vinder af Nobelprisen i økonomi, Joel Mokyr, beskæftiger sig med, muligvis det mest centrale spørgsmål i økonomisk historie: Hvorfor findes der egentlig økonomisk vækst i verden?
Mokyr's key insight that one needs more than inventions that work—one needs a *culture* of knowledge-seeking, innovation, progress.
Note the abstract from his now-classic 2005 paper, pointing us from the Industrial Revolution to the broader Enlightenment culture within which it arose—and to the earlier Baconian *philosophical*... See more
Hypothesis 1: The "golden age" hypothesisThe "golden age" hypothesis says there are one or more "golden ages" from the past that were superior at producing innovation compared to today. Perhaps understanding and restoring what worked about those "golden ages" would lead to an explosion in creativity today.
Holden Karnofsky • Where's Today's Beethoven?
Reading about DeepSeek this week, I can't help but think about the story of Mesopotamia.
The Hilly Flanks above ancient Mesopotamia had rich soil and ample rainfall, so the people who lived there never had to innovate to survive. The less fortunate people living in the dry river valley below the hills had it harder,... See more
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