Ja­son’s links di­gest, 2023-07-28: The deca­dent op­u­lence of mod­ern capitalism

jasoncrawfordJul 28, 2023, 2:36 PM
5 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Why no Ro­man In­dus­trial Revolu­tion?

jasoncrawfordJul 26, 2023, 7:34 PM
4 points
1 comment3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Pod­casts: Fu­ture of Life In­sti­tute, Break­through Science Sum­mit panel

jasoncrawfordJul 26, 2023, 2:28 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-07-20: “A god­dess en­throned on a car”

jasoncrawfordJul 20, 2023, 6:26 PM
5 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

High­lights from The In­dus­trial Revolu­tion, by T. S. Ashton

jasoncrawfordJul 17, 2023, 7:02 PM
4 points
0 comments9 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Mis­con­cep­tions About Rad­i­cal Lifes­pan Extension

arjunkhemaniJul 16, 2023, 8:51 AM
4 points
0 comments3 min readPF link

A Malthu­sian Ex­pla­na­tion for En­gels’ Pause? (Thoughts in Progress)

SamHughesJul 14, 2023, 10:13 PM
2 points
0 comments4 min readPF link

An­nounc­ing The Roots of Progress Blog-Build­ing Intensive

jasoncrawfordJul 11, 2023, 2:04 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-07-06: Ter­raformer Mark One, Is­raeli wa­ter man­age­ment, & more

jasoncrawfordJul 6, 2023, 3:35 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

If you wish to make an ap­ple pie, you must first be­come dic­ta­tor of the universe

jasoncrawfordJul 5, 2023, 6:14 PM
5 points
0 comments12 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Build­ing Back Nu­clear in Amer­ica—Look­ing to the Nu­clear Navy

charlesxjyangJul 4, 2023, 4:33 PM
2 points
0 comments3 min readPF link

In­tro­duc­ing the Progress Stud­ies Fellowship

Dominic SobhaniJul 4, 2023, 3:09 AM
6 points
1 comment1 min readPF link

Do not fear AI. Ad­vance ca­pa­bil­ity. Be op­ti­mistic.

AliceRoseliaJul 1, 2023, 1:43 PM
1 point
0 comments3 min readPF link

A Reflec­tion on the Hun­te­rian Mu­seum: Not a menagerie of gore, but a fête of progress

alexandra balwitJun 30, 2023, 1:56 PM
2 points
0 comments5 min readPF link

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

jasoncrawfordJun 28, 2023, 8:23 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Levels of safety for AI and other technologies

jasoncrawfordJun 28, 2023, 6:35 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

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

SableJun 27, 2023, 5:22 PM
1 point
0 comments3 min readPF link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

We Rarely Lose Technology

etiennefdJun 25, 2023, 7:24 PM
3 points
2 comments14 min readPF link
(etiennefd.substack.com)

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

jasoncrawfordJun 23, 2023, 2:04 AM
4 points
3 comments11 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

The Bot­tle­neck The­ory of Everything

Travers NisbetJun 22, 2023, 2:57 PM
4 points
0 comments7 min readPF link

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

jasoncrawfordJun 21, 2023, 8:52 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

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

Heike LarsonJun 19, 2023, 5:31 PM
2 points
0 comments8 min readPF link
(heikelarson.substack.com)

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

Max GörlitzJun 18, 2023, 1:48 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readPF link

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

Max GörlitzJun 18, 2023, 1:33 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(www.freaktakes.com)

The en­vi­ron­ment as infrastructure

jasoncrawfordJun 17, 2023, 6:42 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

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

jasoncrawfordJun 15, 2023, 9:08 PM
7 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Can we ac­cel­er­ate hu­man progress? Moder­ated Con­ver­sa­tion in NYC

jannikschgJun 15, 2023, 6:57 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

[Question] Best sources for nu­clear power policy recom­men­da­tions?

Tom WJun 15, 2023, 3:42 PM
5 points
1 comment1 min readPF link

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

ejzJun 14, 2023, 8:16 PM
4 points
1 comment11 min readPF link

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-14

jasoncrawfordJun 14, 2023, 4:30 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

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

2120ethJun 13, 2023, 2:34 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

AI Policy Pro­pos­als from Tony Blair and William Hague

tomwestgarthJun 13, 2023, 2:20 PM
5 points
0 comments3 min readPF link

A plea for solu­tion­ism on AI safety

jasoncrawfordJun 9, 2023, 4:29 PM
7 points
8 comments6 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

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

rogersbaconJun 8, 2023, 11:52 AM
1 point
0 comments13 min readPF link

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-07

jasoncrawfordJun 7, 2023, 11:26 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

New Liv­ing Liter­a­ture Review

mattclancyJun 7, 2023, 2:16 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readPF link

What I’ve been read­ing, June 2023

jasoncrawfordJun 5, 2023, 5:08 PM
4 points
0 comments7 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-06-01

jasoncrawfordJun 1, 2023, 7:03 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Pod­cast: In­finite Loops with Jim O’Shaughnessy

jasoncrawfordMay 26, 2023, 3:12 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

The Amer­i­can In­for­ma­tion Revolu­tion in Global Perspective

jasoncrawfordMay 26, 2023, 12:39 PM
4 points
0 comments5 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-05-23

jasoncrawfordMay 23, 2023, 8:15 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

The Next Ein­stein Could Be From Any­where: Why Devel­op­ing Coun­try Growth Mat­ters for Progress

Jeffrey MasonMay 18, 2023, 3:16 PM
9 points
6 comments8 min readPF link

What if they gave an In­dus­trial Revolu­tion and no­body came?

jasoncrawfordMay 17, 2023, 7:41 PM
9 points
7 comments18 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-05-16

jasoncrawfordMay 16, 2023, 8:53 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Video: In­tro to progress stud­ies at Learn­ing Night Boston

jasoncrawfordMay 15, 2023, 8:09 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ja­son’s links and tweets, 2023-05-09

jasoncrawfordMay 9, 2023, 8:22 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Quote quiz answer

jasoncrawfordMay 9, 2023, 1:27 PM
4 points
0 comments4 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)

In­tro­duc­ing the AI Ob­jec­tives In­sti­tute’s Re­search: Differ­en­tial Paths to­ward Safe and Benefi­cial AI

cmckMay 8, 2023, 2:22 AM
3 points
0 comments8 min readPF link

Progress Travel Guide

srhoades10May 6, 2023, 1:50 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readPF link

What Ja­son has been read­ing, May 2023: “Pro­topia,” com­plex sys­tems, Daedalus vs. Icarus, and more

jasoncrawfordMay 5, 2023, 7:54 PM
4 points
0 comments11 min readPF link
(rootsofprogress.org)