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Announcing The Techno-Humanist Manifesto: A new philosophy of progress for the 21st century

jasoncrawfordJul 8, 2024, 4:33 PM

10 points

5 comments5 min readPF link

(blog.rootsofprogress.org)

Why you, personally, should want a larger human population

jasoncrawfordFeb 23, 2024, 7:48 PM

8 points

2 comments5 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Safe Stasis Fallacy

David ManheimFeb 5, 2024, 11:09 AM

7 points

1 comment1 min readPF link

Cellular reprogramming, pneumatic launch systems, and terraforming Mars: Some things I learned about at Foresight Vision Weekend

jasoncrawfordJan 4, 2024, 7:33 PM

7 points

1 comment8 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

A progress policy agenda

jasoncrawfordDec 19, 2024, 6:40 PM

6 points

0 comments5 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

What is progress?

jasoncrawfordMar 9, 2024, 4:28 PM

6 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Notes on Differential Technological Development

Chris LeongJan 14, 2024, 4:09 PM

6 points

1 comment1 min readPF link

(michaelnotebook.com)

The Roots of Progress is now the Roots of Progress Institute (RPI)

jasoncrawfordJun 25, 2024, 2:15 PM

6 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

The Origins of the Lab Mouse

NikoJun 2, 2024, 4:34 PM

6 points

0 comments20 min readPF link

Big tech transitions are slow (with implications for AI)

jasoncrawfordOct 24, 2024, 2:25 PM

6 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(blog.rootsofprogress.org)

Links and short notes, 2024-12-27: Clinical trial abundance, grid-scale fusion, permitting vs. compliance, crossword mania, and more

jasoncrawfordDec 27, 2024, 11:34 PM

6 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Progress Conference 2024: Toward Abundant Futures

jasoncrawfordJun 26, 2024, 3:27 PM

6 points

1 comment1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Bringing elements of progress studies into short-form persuasive writing

danrechtMar 30, 2024, 1:37 PM

6 points

0 comments4 min readPF link

(www.activate.org)

What if government worked like Wikipedia?

Elle GriffinMar 20, 2024, 7:05 PM

6 points

2 comments5 min readPF link

(www.elysian.press)

Report on the Desirability of Science Given Risks from New Biotech

mattclancyJan 17, 2024, 7:50 PM

6 points

1 comment4 min readPF link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Progress Conference reflections and 2025 plans (we’re hiring!)

jasoncrawfordNov 25, 2024, 6:25 PM

6 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Event, Feb 29: “Towards a New Philosophy of Progress” in Boston and on Zoom

jasoncrawfordFeb 21, 2024, 7:52 PM

6 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Biological risk from the mirror world

jasoncrawfordDec 12, 2024, 7:06 PM

5 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Links and short notes, 2024-12-16

jasoncrawfordDec 16, 2024, 5:23 PM

5 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Announcing the 2024 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive

jasoncrawfordApr 30, 2024, 5:37 PM

5 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

A review of Seeing Like a State in six tweets

jasoncrawfordSep 5, 2024, 6:51 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(blog.rootsofprogress.org)

Links and short notes, 2024-11-21: CP Snow on industrial literacy, cost-minus contracting, and more

jasoncrawfordNov 21, 2024, 6:56 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

The Cosmos Institute launches

jasoncrawfordSep 4, 2024, 7:36 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

One week left to apply for the Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive

jasoncrawfordMay 30, 2024, 4:54 PM

5 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

How to choose what to work on

jasoncrawfordSep 18, 2024, 8:39 PM

5 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(blog.rootsofprogress.org)

Roots of Progress is hiring an event manager

jasoncrawfordDec 4, 2024, 1:52 AM

5 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.notion.site)

Some recent grants, contests, events, job openings, etc.

jasoncrawfordSep 19, 2024, 1:23 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(blog.rootsofprogress.org)

Making every researcher seek grants is a broken model

jasoncrawfordJan 26, 2024, 4:06 PM

4 points

3 comments4 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Speaking: Foresight, Instituto Millenium, CS Monitor

jasoncrawfordJan 26, 2024, 5:49 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Please come up with wildly speculative futures

Elle GriffinApr 1, 2024, 6:42 PM

4 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(www.elysian.press)

Feature on the progress movement in Reason Magazine

jasoncrawfordApr 15, 2024, 5:54 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(reason.com)

Levers for Biological Progress

NikoNov 1, 2024, 4:09 PM

4 points

0 comments20 min readPF link

“Friends” as the ideal community

Elle GriffinMay 27, 2024, 8:34 AM

4 points

0 comments11 min readPF link

(www.elysian.press)

Test-time compute scaling for OpenAI o1 is a huge deal

Matt RitterSep 12, 2024, 8:01 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Comment on a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission scoping process for a nuclear plant in Wyoming.

NunoSempereJun 19, 2024, 6:55 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics

NikoAug 26, 2024, 3:20 PM

4 points

0 comments10 min readPF link

(www.asimov.press)

Nursing doubts: Is breastfeeding good?

dynomightAug 29, 2024, 6:02 PM

4 points

2 comments9 min readPF link

(dynomight.net)

Who’s qualified to save the world?

Elle GriffinJun 27, 2024, 6:13 PM

3 points

0 comments7 min readPF link

(www.elysian.press)

Surgery Works Well Without The FDA

Maxwell TabarrokJan 26, 2024, 1:33 PM

3 points

2 comments4 min readPF link

(maximumprogress.substack.com)

What if NATO became a world government?

Elle GriffinMar 13, 2024, 6:34 PM

3 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(www.elysian.press)

Land Reclamation is in the 9th Circle of Stagnation Hell

Maxwell TabarrokJan 12, 2024, 1:38 PM

3 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

(maximumprogress.substack.com)

American Acceleration vs Development

Maxwell TabarrokMar 22, 2024, 1:05 PM

3 points

0 comments4 min readPF link

(www.maximum-progress.com)

There’s room for more people

Sam HarsimonyApr 8, 2024, 8:37 PM

3 points

2 comments2 min readPF link

(splittinginfinity.substack.com)

Blog: What is industrial policy for, anyway?

Connor O'BrienJan 16, 2024, 6:16 PM

3 points

0 comments7 min readPF link

(www.cojobrien.com)

The increasing importance of coordination

MarkLutterFeb 4, 2024, 7:27 PM

3 points

0 comments13 min readPF link

(www.marklutter.com)

Reflections on the Land League

Robert TolanApr 26, 2024, 8:10 PM

3 points

0 comments11 min readPF link

Health Insurance in Children’s Lit!? A study of Black Beauty

Tina Marsh DaltonJan 9, 2024, 8:24 PM

3 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

(tinamarshdalton.substack.com)

The City That Can’t?

Ryan PuzyckiFeb 18, 2024, 4:12 PM

3 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(www.ryanpuzycki.com)

Let’s Design A School, Part 1

SableMay 2, 2024, 10:06 PM

3 points

1 comment11 min readPF link

(affablyevil.substack.com)

Let’s Design A School, Part 2.1 School as Education—Structure

SableMay 7, 2024, 7:14 PM

3 points

1 comment10 min readPF link

(affablyevil.substack.com)