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Works in Progress Is­sue 09 is out today

NickDec 8, 2022, 5:38 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(www.worksinprogress.co)

[Question] Break­throughs… what would you add to the list?

Mathias SundinDec 8, 2022, 2:38 PM
2 points
0 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

Re­turn to Earth: How two re­fugees es­tab­lished the tech­nol­ogy in­dus­try in Taiwan and India

Niloy GuptaDec 6, 2022, 5:58 AM
4 points
0 comments16 min readPF link
(dreamsofprogress.substack.com)

Jeff Be­zos’ Wealth

Arturo MaciasDec 4, 2022, 9:46 PM
1 point
0 comments5 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)

[Question] How is progress cor­re­lated with en­ergy in­ten­sity?

Mathias SundinDec 2, 2022, 3:07 PM
4 points
5 comments1 min readPF link

In­tro­duc­tions thread (please in­tro­duce your­self)

jasoncrawfordDec 1, 2022, 9:29 PM
10 points
23 comments1 min readPF link

An­nounc­ing the in­com­ing CEO for The Roots of Progress

jasoncrawfordNov 30, 2022, 11:04 PM
14 points
4 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Im­pos­si­bil­ity of Flight

Lawrence NewportNov 30, 2022, 10:23 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readPF link

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2022-11-29

jasoncrawfordNov 29, 2022, 8:53 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Or­ga­nized Aca­demic Refer­ence List for Manag­ing Innovation

mattclancyNov 29, 2022, 7:40 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

“Progress” al­ter­na­tive to GiveWell?

Kevin LackerNov 29, 2022, 7:03 PM
15 points
9 comments1 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

List of Book Recommendations

ryan_bNov 26, 2022, 11:51 PM
9 points
11 comments1 min readPF link

[Question] Do you have a model of how to ap­proach the prob­lem of progress?

ryan_bNov 26, 2022, 9:34 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readPF link

On Prein­dus­trial Child Aban­don­ment: Thoughts in Progress

SamHughesNov 26, 2022, 12:14 AM
4 points
0 comments3 min readPF link

Can hu­man­ity sur­vive so­cial me­dia?

Christophe RosseelNov 23, 2022, 10:45 AM
1 point
0 comments4 min readPF link
(www.complexitymatters.com)

Why this isn’t the “most im­por­tant cen­tury”

arjunkhemaniNov 23, 2022, 5:41 AM
3 points
1 comment5 min readPF link
(arjunkhemani.com)

Ta­lent sort­ing in Ger­many is flawed

Simon GrimmNov 23, 2022, 12:09 AM
7 points
7 comments6 min readPF link

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2022-11-22

jasoncrawfordNov 22, 2022, 5:36 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

AMA: Ja­son Crawford, The Roots of Progress

jasoncrawfordNov 21, 2022, 10:06 PM
10 points
40 comments1 min readPF link

How fear of the ‘Mega-Ma­chine’ helped end Amer­ica’s post­war Golden Age

James PethokoukisNov 20, 2022, 8:55 PM
6 points
1 comment5 min readPF link
(fasterplease.substack.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)

Dist­in­guish­ing the im­pact and value of an idea

Mohan GanesalingamNov 20, 2022, 7:17 PM
3 points
2 comments2 min readPF link

Progress Meetup dur­ing At­lantic Progress Summit

James GrayNov 19, 2022, 7:41 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readPF link

Lost In­no­va­tion: A His­tory of Missed Chances to Progress So­ciety.

Vito GNov 19, 2022, 3:48 PM
1 point
0 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)

Value Created vs. Value Extracted

SableNov 18, 2022, 9:40 PM
5 points
0 comments7 min readPF link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

“Why Does Darpa Work?”, an anal­y­sis of the unique struc­ture of DARPA

the gears of ascensionNov 18, 2022, 12:22 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readPF link
(benjaminreinhardt.com)

Are Tech­nolo­gies Inevitable?

mattclancyNov 18, 2022, 3:00 AM
4 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(www.newthingsunderthesun.com)

Dis­cussing Tech­nolog­i­cal Literacy

Anna-Sofia LesivNov 17, 2022, 8:46 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(annasofia.xyz)

How to sub­scribe to this Forum

jasoncrawfordNov 17, 2022, 6:54 PM
3 points
0 comments1 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)

Wel­come to the Progress Fo­rum!

jasoncrawfordNov 16, 2022, 9:15 PM
13 points
4 comments1 min readPF link

When should we be sur­prised that an in­ven­tion took “so long”?

jasoncrawfordNov 16, 2022, 8:04 PM
6 points
0 comments4 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2022-11-15

jasoncrawfordNov 16, 2022, 3:21 AM
4 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Age of In­ven­tion: The Bea­cons are Lit!

Anton HowesNov 15, 2022, 7:08 PM
5 points
0 comments16 min readPF link
(antonhowes.substack.com)

What pub­lish­ing/​con­fer­ence norms do you think we should bring back?

ericgilliamNov 7, 2022, 7:36 PM
5 points
2 comments16 min readPF link
(freaktakes.substack.com)

Two pod­cast in­ter­views: Ar­jun Khe­mani, Alex LaBossiere

jasoncrawfordNov 4, 2022, 10:32 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Should we “go against na­ture”?

jasoncrawfordNov 4, 2022, 10:14 PM
3 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2022-11-01

jasoncrawfordNov 1, 2022, 5:48 PM
3 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

In­tro­duc­ing my­self & com­plex­ity matters

Christophe RosseelNov 1, 2022, 2:06 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readPF link
(complexitymatters.substack.com)

[Question] Which are the biggest prob­lems worth solv­ing in hu­man­ity right now?

Chris FedrizziOct 21, 2022, 12:03 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readPF link

The Ascetic En­trepreneur: The triumph of Ger­man and In­dian chem­i­cal en­g­ineer­ing in the early 20th century

Niloy GuptaOct 20, 2022, 4:13 AM
1 point
0 comments14 min readPF link
(dreamsofprogress.substack.com)

Un­block­ing Abundance

Sarah ConstantinOct 12, 2022, 6:32 PM
14 points
4 comments6 min readPF link
(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2022-10-12

jasoncrawfordOct 12, 2022, 4:59 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

From tech­noc­racy to the counterculture

jasoncrawfordOct 11, 2022, 7:37 PM
3 points
0 comments25 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Amer­i­can in­ven­tion from the “heroic age” to the sys­tem-build­ing era

jasoncrawfordOct 6, 2022, 5:19 PM
5 points
0 comments10 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2022-10-05

jasoncrawfordOct 5, 2022, 7:24 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)