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The future of humanity is in management

jasoncrawfordJan 30, 2025, 10:17 PM

5 points

0 comments13 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in February

lmessnerJan 30, 2025, 7:58 AM

2 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Links and short notes, 2025-01-26: Atlas Shrugged and the irreplaceable founder, pumping stations and civic pride, and thoughts on the eve of AGI

jasoncrawfordJan 26, 2025, 8:52 PM

5 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Links and short notes, 2025-01-20

jasoncrawfordJan 21, 2025, 4:10 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

How sci-fi can have drama without dystopia or doomerism

jasoncrawfordJan 17, 2025, 3:21 PM

5 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

H-1B Visas and the American Economy

Lauren GilbertJan 14, 2025, 10:46 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

(www.laurenpolicy.com)

Linkpost: Applying traditional economic thinking to AGI: a trilemma

Chris LeongJan 14, 2025, 7:46 AM

2 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Links and short notes, 2025-01-13

jasoncrawfordJan 13, 2025, 6:34 PM

5 points

0 comments3 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

How to Be a Techno-Optimist for Animals

robertyJan 2, 2025, 8:46 PM

1 point

0 comments5 min readPF link

Art insight: How will we forge a better future?

Tina Marsh DaltonJan 1, 2025, 2:15 PM

2 points

0 comments2 min readPF link

The Roots of Progress 2024 in review

jasoncrawfordJan 1, 2025, 12:01 AM

6 points

0 comments11 min readPF link

(newsletter.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)

A progress policy agenda

jasoncrawfordDec 19, 2024, 6:40 PM

6 points

0 comments5 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)

Biological risk from the mirror world

jasoncrawfordDec 12, 2024, 7:06 PM

5 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Immigration and Crime in the United States

Lauren GilbertDec 10, 2024, 11:50 AM

2 points

1 comment1 min readPF link

(www.laurenpolicy.com)

Roots of Progress is hiring an event manager

jasoncrawfordDec 4, 2024, 1:52 AM

5 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

(rootsofprogress.notion.site)

Progress in Public Transit

Andrew MillerDec 3, 2024, 6:55 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in December

lmessnerDec 3, 2024, 4:16 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

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)

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)

Grid defection is coming to California

smflemNov 12, 2024, 9:17 PM

2 points

0 comments12 min readPF link

Levers for Biological Progress

NikoNov 1, 2024, 4:09 PM

4 points

0 comments20 min readPF link

The Case for Energy Dynamism

smflemOct 31, 2024, 4:19 PM

2 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in November

lmessnerOct 26, 2024, 6:01 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

If There Is Only One Scenario Where Human Agency Still Matters, We Should Act On the Premise That It Exists

Karl FaulksOct 24, 2024, 8:43 PM

1 point

0 comments2 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)

The Price of Progress

Max OlsonOct 15, 2024, 4:44 PM

2 points

1 comment3 min readPF link

(futureblind.com)

Reading glasses might be one of the best buys in global health.

Lauren GilbertOct 15, 2024, 3:37 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

(laurenpolicy.substack.com)

The AI Responsibility Dilemma

JuliusOct 11, 2024, 9:21 PM

1 point

0 comments5 min readPF link

The Uber-ization of Electricity

smflemOct 10, 2024, 6:01 PM

2 points

0 comments8 min readPF link

To Be Born in a Bag

NikoOct 6, 2024, 5:11 PM

3 points

0 comments16 min readPF link

The grid is built for one thing

smflemOct 3, 2024, 5:42 PM

2 points

0 comments6 min readPF link

 The real data wall is billions of years of evolution

dynomightOct 3, 2024, 3:40 PM

3 points

1 comment1 min readPF link

(dynomight.net)

Air Conditioning Is A Survival Technology

Lauren GilbertOct 2, 2024, 4:37 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(laurenpolicy.substack.com)

Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in October

lmessnerSep 29, 2024, 12:54 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Diet Coke

JuliusSep 27, 2024, 9:06 PM

3 points

0 comments8 min readPF link

Carbon capture is an energy problem

smflemSep 26, 2024, 3:29 PM

2 points

0 comments8 min readPF link

Orwell Was Right About Progress

Andrew MillerSep 24, 2024, 2:29 PM

3 points

0 comments7 min readPF link

(changinglanesnewsletter.substack.com)

Making Eggs Without Ovaries

NikoSep 22, 2024, 5:48 PM

2 points

0 comments16 min readPF link

Why good things often don’t lead to better outcomes

Daniel FrankSep 19, 2024, 2:41 PM

1 point

0 comments4 min readPF link

(danfrank.ca)

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

jasoncrawfordSep 19, 2024, 1:23 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(blog.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)

Technology is not stagnating, but science is

Jonah MessingerSep 17, 2024, 8:54 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

(seekingscientificrevolutions.substack.com)

Europe Should Require Foods Be Fortified With Folate

Lauren GilbertSep 17, 2024, 12:24 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readPF link

(laurenpolicy.substack.com)

When Do We Celebrate?

JuliusSep 14, 2024, 7:19 AM

2 points

0 comments11 min readPF link

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

The Promise of Hot Bricks

smflemSep 12, 2024, 6:41 PM

2 points

0 comments8 min readPF link

Coal mining’s improved safety in the past 80 years

IlverinSep 12, 2024, 3:49 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readPF link

(www.washingtonpost.com)

Consciousness will slip through our fingers

dynomightSep 12, 2024, 3:21 PM

2 points

0 comments8 min readPF link

(dynomight.net)