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The Terrapunk Manifesto—a Solarpunk alternative

Jack NasjaqMay 18, 2022, 8:59 PM

20 points

6 comments10 min readPF link

(nasjaq.substack.com)

The Foundational Tech Manifesto: What it will take to break through to America 2.0

Gary ShengDec 22, 2022, 4:14 PM

17 points

10 comments14 min readPF link

Bottling Lightning

Benjamin ReinhardtJul 20, 2022, 5:28 PM

17 points

0 comments11 min readPF link

The mystery of the miracle year

Dwarkesh PatelNov 16, 2022, 10:11 PM

17 points

5 comments6 min readPF link

(www.dwarkeshpatel.com)

Think wider about the root causes of progress

jasoncrawfordDec 21, 2022, 8:05 PM

16 points

8 comments4 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

“Progress” alternative to GiveWell?

Kevin LackerNov 29, 2022, 7:03 PM

15 points

9 comments1 min readPF link

Science is getting harder

mattclancyJun 1, 2022, 3:15 AM

14 points

4 comments15 min readPF link

(www.newthingsunderthesun.com)

Announcing the incoming CEO for The Roots of Progress

jasoncrawfordNov 30, 2022, 11:04 PM

14 points

4 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Is Innovation in Human Nature?

Anton HowesMay 23, 2022, 1:11 AM

14 points

7 comments3 min readPF link

(www.antonhowes.com)

Unblocking Abundance

Sarah ConstantinOct 12, 2022, 6:32 PM

14 points

4 comments6 min readPF link

(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

Why progress needs futurism

elidouradoApr 25, 2022, 11:25 PM

13 points

5 comments3 min readPF link

Welcome to the Progress Forum!

jasoncrawfordNov 16, 2022, 9:15 PM

13 points

4 comments1 min readPF link

Peter Thiel’s Pessimism Is (Largely) Mistaken

Marian L TupyDec 6, 2022, 10:57 PM

13 points

7 comments3 min readPF link

Bombs, Brains, and Science

ericgilliamMay 3, 2022, 2:07 AM

13 points

11 comments11 min readPF link

(freaktakes.substack.com)

Maybe a little bit of naïveté is good.

elidouradoDec 15, 2022, 3:00 PM

12 points

7 comments1 min readPF link

Building Fast and Slow: The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center (Part I)

briancpotterDec 3, 2022, 4:47 AM

11 points

5 comments13 min readPF link

(constructionphysics.substack.com)

One Process

ganeumannMay 23, 2022, 1:14 AM

11 points

2 comments11 min readPF link

(reactionwheel.net)

Patrick McKenzie AMA

patio11Dec 9, 2022, 11:08 PM

11 points

63 comments1 min readPF link

AMA: Jason Crawford, The Roots of Progress

jasoncrawfordNov 21, 2022, 10:06 PM

10 points

40 comments1 min readPF link

Where are the robotic bricklayers?

briancpotterMay 12, 2022, 12:22 PM

10 points

2 comments10 min readPF link

(constructionphysics.substack.com)

Introductions thread (please introduce yourself)

jasoncrawfordDec 1, 2022, 9:29 PM

10 points

23 comments1 min readPF link

The Enemy’s Gate is Down: the State of NYC Housing Abundance

Daniel GolliherDec 16, 2022, 4:25 AM

10 points

2 comments18 min readPF link

(maximumnewyork.com)

How Karl Compton believed a research department should be run

ericgilliamNov 20, 2022, 8:10 PM

9 points

5 comments12 min readPF link

(freaktakes.substack.com)

Beyond the moment of invention

jasoncrawfordDec 16, 2022, 8:18 PM

9 points

1 comment2 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

List of Book Recommendations

ryan_bNov 26, 2022, 11:51 PM

9 points

11 comments1 min readPF link

Why pessimism sounds smart

jasoncrawfordApr 25, 2022, 8:10 PM

9 points

5 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Works in Progress Issue 09 is out today

NickDec 8, 2022, 5:38 PM

9 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(www.worksinprogress.co)

The Book of T: An Exegesis of The Greatest Paper in Economic History

daviskedroskyJun 3, 2022, 7:44 PM

8 points

1 comment8 min readPF link

(daviskedrosky.substack.com)

Progress studies as an (incomplete) “idea machine”

jasoncrawfordMay 13, 2022, 2:14 PM

8 points

6 comments2 min readPF link

Nature of progress in Deep Learning

karpathyMay 15, 2022, 2:43 AM

8 points

4 comments2 min readPF link

Launching: Scaling Knowledge—A new substack about epistemology, AI, startups, and progress

Moritz WallawitschNov 28, 2022, 8:51 PM

8 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Reinventing the wheel

jasoncrawfordJun 4, 2022, 10:39 PM

8 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

About us and FAQ

Ross GrahamMar 27, 2022, 4:27 AM

8 points

7 comments2 min readPF link

Why Wasn’t the Steam Engine Invented Earlier? Part I

Anton HowesJun 14, 2022, 5:44 PM

7 points

4 comments11 min readPF link

(antonhowes.substack.com)

How this forum can build up a canon of progress thinking over the long term

jasoncrawfordMay 21, 2022, 7:40 PM

7 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Can growth continue?

jasoncrawfordMay 27, 2022, 4:14 PM

7 points

2 comments3 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] Why is there no equivalent of the VC industry, but for patentable inventions instead of startups?

jasoncrawfordMay 9, 2022, 5:31 PM

7 points

7 comments1 min readPF link

Where is “Progress Studies” Going?

AdamThiererApr 23, 2022, 7:43 PM

7 points

9 comments5 min readPF link

Talent sorting in Germany is flawed

Simon GrimmNov 23, 2022, 12:09 AM

7 points

7 comments6 min readPF link

Comparing process improvement in manufacturing and construction: Duco vs Drywall

briancpotterNov 19, 2022, 1:29 AM

7 points

0 comments7 min readPF link

(constructionphysics.substack.com)

Intellectual Property Is Worse Than You Think

Maxwell TabarrokMay 10, 2022, 10:19 PM

7 points

4 comments4 min readPF link

State capacity eats interest rates for lunch

elidouradoJun 16, 2022, 12:53 AM

7 points

3 comments1 min readPF link

(www.thecgo.org)

It’s time to build: A New World’s Fair

Cameron WieseMay 5, 2022, 12:03 AM

7 points

5 comments5 min readPF link

(www.cameronwiese.com)

Progress and Disabilities

Taylor BarkleyJul 7, 2022, 10:41 PM

7 points

2 comments7 min readPF link

Interview with me on Hear this Idea with Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti

jasoncrawfordMay 17, 2022, 9:05 PM

7 points

4 comments1 min readPF link

When should an idea that smells like research be a startup?

Benjamin ReinhardtMay 18, 2022, 12:26 AM

7 points

1 comment10 min readPF link

(parpa.substack.com)

How curing aging could help progress

jasoncrawfordMay 22, 2022, 10:43 PM

7 points

7 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Humanity Lacks Imagination to Solve Aging

tomaspueyoJun 13, 2022, 8:26 PM

6 points

2 comments1 min readPF link

We won the war on infectious diseases, but now we need to learn from it

ericgilliamJun 13, 2022, 8:43 PM

6 points

8 comments11 min readPF link

(freaktakes.substack.com)

Jason’s links and tweets, 2022-12-20

jasoncrawfordDec 21, 2022, 12:35 AM

6 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

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