A Re­port on Scien­tific Branch-Creation: How the Rock­efel­ler Foun­da­tion helped boot­strap the field of molec­u­lar biology

Max Görlitz18 Jun 2023 13:33 UTC
8 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(www.freaktakes.com)

A plea for solu­tion­ism on AI safety

jasoncrawford9 Jun 2023 16:29 UTC
7 points
8 comments6 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] Best data sources for track­ing oc­cu­pa­tional change in real time?

2120eth13 Jun 2023 14:34 UTC
7 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

Devel­op­ing a tech­nol­ogy with safety in mind: Les­sons from the Wright Brothers

jasoncrawford15 Jun 2023 21:08 UTC
7 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

New Liv­ing Liter­a­ture Review

mattclancy7 Jun 2023 14:16 UTC
6 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

AI Policy Pro­pos­als from Tony Blair and William Hague

tomwestgarth13 Jun 2023 14:20 UTC
5 points
0 comments3 min readPF link

[Question] Best sources for nu­clear power policy recom­men­da­tions?

Tom W15 Jun 2023 15:42 UTC
5 points
1 comment1 min readPF link

Can we ac­cel­er­ate hu­man progress? Moder­ated Con­ver­sa­tion in NYC

jannikschg15 Jun 2023 18:57 UTC
5 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

[Question] Has any­one writ­ten a short his­tory of the new sci­ence/​bet­ter sci­ence move­ment?

Max Görlitz18 Jun 2023 13:48 UTC
5 points
2 comments1 min readPF link

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-01

jasoncrawford1 Jun 2023 19:03 UTC
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

What I’ve been read­ing, June 2023

jasoncrawford5 Jun 2023 17:08 UTC
4 points
0 comments7 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-07

jasoncrawford7 Jun 2023 23:26 UTC
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-14

jasoncrawford14 Jun 2023 16:30 UTC
4 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Four Horse­men of Tech­nolog­i­cal Change: Farm­ers, Ele­va­tor Oper­a­tors, Coal Min­ers, Bank Tellers

ejz14 Jun 2023 20:16 UTC
4 points
1 comment11 min readPF link

The en­vi­ron­ment as infrastructure

jasoncrawford17 Jun 2023 18:42 UTC
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-21: Ste­wart Brand wants your comments

jasoncrawford21 Jun 2023 20:52 UTC
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

The Bot­tle­neck The­ory of Everything

Travers Nisbet22 Jun 2023 14:57 UTC
4 points
0 comments7 min readPF link

If you wish to make an ap­ple pie, you must first be­come dic­ta­tor of the uni­verse [draft for com­ment]

jasoncrawford23 Jun 2023 2:04 UTC
4 points
3 comments11 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Levels of safety for AI and other technologies

jasoncrawford28 Jun 2023 18:35 UTC
4 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-28: “We can do big things again in Penn­syl­va­nia”

jasoncrawford28 Jun 2023 20:23 UTC
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

We Rarely Lose Technology

etiennefd25 Jun 2023 19:24 UTC
3 points
2 comments14 min readPF link
(etiennefd.substack.com)

Why is there a “safe driv­ing” dis­count on car in­surance, but not a “healthy liv­ing” dis­count for health in­surance?

Heike Larson19 Jun 2023 17:31 UTC
2 points
0 comments8 min readPF link
(heikelarson.substack.com)

if you’re read­ing this it’s too late (a new the­ory on what is caus­ing the Great Stag­na­tion)

rogersbacon8 Jun 2023 11:52 UTC
1 point
0 comments13 min readPF link

The Weight of the Fu­ture (Why The Apoca­lypse Can Be A Relief)

Sable27 Jun 2023 17:22 UTC
1 point
0 comments3 min readPF link
(affablyevil.substack.com)