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12/21/2020
21 : 44
When life was literally full of crap
Also, an interview: Metamuse with Adam Wiggins and Mark McGranaghan View original blog posts Roots of Progress In the giving spirit? 🎁 My work is funded by contributions from generous donors. If you
12/4/2020
3 : 10
What is “protein folding”? A brief explanation
Also: The 300-year journey to the covid vaccine View original blog posts Roots of Progress What is “protein folding”? A brief explanation Yesterday, Google DeepMind announced that their deep learning
11/6/2020
20 : 34
Progress, stagnation, and flying cars
Also, an interview at Reboot 2020, and more View original blog posts Roots of Progress Monday: Interview with Lisa Wehden at Reboot 2020 On Monday at 12:45 Pacific, I'll be interviewed by Lisa
10/22/2020
20 : 34
Innovation is not linear
An article and a talk View original blog posts Roots of Progress Sunday: Talk at the Slate Star Codex meetup on the “linear model” of innovation This Sunday at 11:30am Pacific I'll be speaking to
10/4/2020
21 : 14
Industrial literacy
Also: Manjari Narayan (@NeuroStats) on The Torch of Progress View original blog posts Roots of Progress Wednesday: Manjari Narayan (@NeuroStats) on the history of statistics and the replication crisis
9/26/2020
22 : 14
Is technology actually making things better? A dialogue
Also: Live interview tomorrow, two new videos View original blog posts Roots of Progress TOMORROW: Live interview with Shrikant Rangnekar of 52 Living Ideas Tomorrow, Sunday, I'll be doing a live
9/13/2020
13 : 24
The Roots of Progress subscription: what would you be interested in?
Also: Is progress a trend or a fluke? and a post on the Works in Progress blog View original blog posts Roots of Progress The Roots of Progress subscription: what would you be interested in? I'm
9/8/2020
0 : 39
Wednesday: Adam Mossoff on the philosophy and law of the patent system
Also: stagnation in a tweet, last call for the Study Group for Progress View original blog posts Roots of Progress Wednesday: Adam Mossoff on the philosophy and law of the patent system On Wednesday I
9/4/2020
8 : 9
Study Group for Progress – 50% off
Also: Highlighter event, The Three-Body Problem View original blog posts Roots of Progress Study Group for Progress – 50% discount Recently I announced the Study Group for Progress, a weekly discussion
8/28/2020
21 : 24
19th-century progress studies
Also: LessWrong event Sunday, interview on The Lunar Society View original blog posts Roots of Progress Sunday: Discussion of intellectual progress for LessWrong On Sunday (Aug 30), from 12 noon to
8/25/2020
11 : 39
“What world do you want to build?” My interview with Build the Future
Also, video: Progress studies in K-12 Education; Asteroid Institute View original blog posts Roots of Progress Video: Progress Studies in K-12 Education with Ray Girn, Lisa VanDamme and Kyle Steele “
8/25/2020
11 : 39
Announcing the Study Group for Progress
Robert Gordon, Margaret Jacob, Richard Nelson, and more to be guests for Q&A View original blog posts Roots of Progress Announcing the Study Group for Progress This fall I will be hosting a study/