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Age of Invention: The Pull of Cities

Anton HowesJan 6, 2023, 10:32 PM

7 points

2 comments7 min readPF link

(antonhowes.substack.com)

Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?

jasoncrawfordJan 6, 2023, 9:29 PM

6 points

0 comments5 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Building Fast and Slow Part IV: Construction of the World Trade Center

briancpotterJan 6, 2023, 8:43 PM

5 points

0 comments8 min readPF link

(constructionphysics.substack.com)

[Question] Recommendations for things to read on well-run scientific labs?

krisgulatiJan 6, 2023, 3:03 PM

3 points

4 comments1 min readPF link

How to slow down scientific progress, according to Leo Szilard

jasoncrawfordJan 5, 2023, 6:26 PM

6 points

1 comment2 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

“In Praise of Fast Food” by Rachel Laudan

jasoncrawfordJan 4, 2023, 6:38 PM

7 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(www.utne.com)

Jason’s links and tweets, 2023-01-04

jasoncrawfordJan 4, 2023, 6:23 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Who wants a gift subscription to Jim Pethokoukis’s Substack?

jasoncrawfordJan 1, 2023, 10:19 PM

5 points

6 comments1 min readPF link

The Roots of Progress’s 2022 in review

jasoncrawfordJan 1, 2023, 2:54 AM

6 points

0 comments15 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Building Fast and Slow Part III: Design of the World Trade Center

briancpotterDec 30, 2022, 4:15 AM

3 points

0 comments13 min readPF link

(constructionphysics.substack.com)

Age of Invention: Sweet on Savery

Anton HowesDec 30, 2022, 3:56 AM

2 points

0 comments4 min readPF link

(antonhowes.substack.com)

Jason’s links and tweets, 2022-12-29

jasoncrawfordDec 29, 2022, 10:17 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Small signs you live in a complacent society

Daniel FrankDec 24, 2022, 1:53 AM

3 points

1 comment1 min readPF link

(old.reddit.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

Think wider about the root causes of progress

jasoncrawfordDec 21, 2022, 8:05 PM

16 points

8 comments4 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Jason’s links and tweets, 2022-12-20

jasoncrawfordDec 21, 2022, 12:35 AM

6 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Beyond the moment of invention

jasoncrawfordDec 16, 2022, 8:18 PM

9 points

1 comment2 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

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)

Building Fast and Slow Part II—The World Trade Center

briancpotterDec 16, 2022, 12:58 AM

5 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(constructionphysics.substack.com)

Maybe a little bit of naïveté is good.

elidouradoDec 15, 2022, 3:00 PM

12 points

7 comments1 min readPF link

Beyond a better world

David ManheimDec 14, 2022, 10:07 AM

3 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

New Paths to Poetry

ethanedwardsDec 14, 2022, 1:04 AM

4 points

1 comment10 min readPF link

(ethanedwards.substack.com)

Applications open for AGI Safety Fundamentals: Alignment Course

richard_ngoDec 13, 2022, 6:44 PM

3 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

Age of Invention: Counting Caloric

Anton HowesDec 12, 2022, 10:50 PM

4 points

0 comments5 min readPF link

(antonhowes.substack.com)

Patrick McKenzie AMA

patio11Dec 9, 2022, 11:08 PM

11 points

63 comments1 min readPF link

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 Pethokoukis20 Nov 2022 20:55 UTC

6 points

1 comment5 min readPF link

(fasterplease.substack.com)

How Karl Compton believed a research department should be run

ericgilliam20 Nov 2022 20:10 UTC

9 points

5 comments12 min readPF link

(freaktakes.substack.com)

Distinguishing the impact and value of an idea

Mohan Ganesalingam20 Nov 2022 19:17 UTC

3 points

2 comments2 min readPF link