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10/6/2022
22 : 4
American invention from the “heroic age” to the system-building era
Also: Video from the Foresight meetup; Vision Weekend 2022 View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: American invention from the “heroic age” to
9/21/2022
2 : 4
What happened to the idea of progress?
Also: Boston meetup on Wednesday; philosophy of safety View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Boston meetup Wednesday, Sept. 21 What happened
9/2/2022
2 : 54
Why was progress so slow in the past?
Also, an event with the Tony Blair Institute: How progress can go mainstream? View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Event: How progress can
8/26/2022
4 : 54
A conversation about progress and safety
Also: Foresight Institute meetup in SF, Sep 8 View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Event in SF: Foresight Institute meetup, Sep 8 A
8/2/2022
6 : 4
Technocracy and the Space Age
NASA's failed promises and the lost potential of space technology View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Technocracy and the Space Age
7/18/2022
22 : 44
Launching a new progress institute, seeking a CEO
Also: Vannevar Bush memoir highlights, the Future Forum, two new podcasts, and more View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Launching a new
6/18/2022
12 : 54
BBC Future covers progress studies
Also: Erik Brynjolfsson on automation, productivity, work, and the future View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: BBC Future covers progress
6/4/2022
23 : 4
Reinventing the wheel
Also: SF meetup next Saturday; Links and tweets, 2022-05-30 View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Meetup in SF, June 11: Progress Studies +
5/27/2022
17 : 4
Can growth continue? A five-minute talk for Ignite Long Now 2022
Also: How curing aging could help progress View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Can growth continue? (Ignite Long Now 2022) How curing
5/4/2022
20 : 54
What are the best examples of catastrophic resource shortages?
Also, reminder: May 10 meetup in SF View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Reminder: Meetup in San Francisco, May 10, with Adam Thierer What
4/28/2022
19 : 4
Why pessimism sounds smart
Also: Is growth linear, not exponential?; May 10 meetup in SF; and more View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Meetup in San Francisco, May
4/1/2022
19 : 34
The lure of technocracy
Also: Erik Brynjolfsson event, The Progress Network podcast interview View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: The lure of technocracy: A
3/23/2022
21 : 44
Wanted: Executive Assistant to help build the progress movement
Also: Flywheels of progress; two more interviews View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress by Jason Crawford In this update: Wanted: Executive Assistant to help build the
2/10/2022
20 : 34
What is a “philosophy of progress?”
Also: Upcoming talk on the history of safety, interviews in Austin Next and L'actualité View original blog posts Roots of Progress Tickets available for Session 10 of The Story of Industrial
1/21/2022
19 : 44
Progress, humanism, agency: An intellectual core for the progress movement
Also: Meetup in SF, Feb 26; Five Questions with James Pethokoukis View original blog posts Roots of Progress Meetup in SF, Feb 26: Progress Studies + Effective Altruism There will be a Progress Studies
1/6/2022
20 : 14
The Progress Forum: A pre-announcement and a call for help
Also: The Story of Industrial Civilization Session 9, Boundaryless Conversations podcast View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Progress Forum A pre-announcement and a call for help The Roots
1/1/2022
20 : 44
2021 in review
What I read, wrote, said and did this year View original blog post Roots of Progress 2021 in review 2021 was a very big year for me and for this project. As is now my tradition, I'm closing the
12/23/2021
19 : 54
This 1959 ad shows the flying-car future we were promised
Also: Lessons from the Wright brothers; Outlier Academy interview View original blog posts Roots of Progress More power to you A 1959 ad shows the flying-car future we were promised When people say
12/13/2021
20 : 44
Sunday: The Story of Industrial Civilization, Session 8
Also: Interviews with Austen Allred and Tomás Pueyo View original blog posts Roots of Progress Tickets available for Session 8 of The Story of Industrial Civilization: Impacts on Commerce, Politics,
11/30/2021
16 : 14
The Roots of Progress has been recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
Also: New edition of Where Is My Flying Car?; Poverty and cruelty among Russian peasants in the late 19th century View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress has been recognized as