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Links and short notes, 2025-03-03
jasoncrawford
Mar 4, 2025, 3:14 PM
5
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2025-02-17
jasoncrawford
Feb 17, 2025, 7:17 PM
5
points
0
comments
7
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Companies are the new City-States
Elle Griffin
Feb 10, 2025, 7:26 PM
3
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
(www.elysian.press)
The future of humanity is in management
jasoncrawford
Jan 30, 2025, 10:17 PM
5
points
0
comments
13
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in February
lmessner
Jan 30, 2025, 7:58 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
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
jasoncrawford
Jan 26, 2025, 8:52 PM
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2025-01-20
jasoncrawford
Jan 21, 2025, 4:10 PM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
How sci-fi can have drama without dystopia or doomerism
jasoncrawford
Jan 17, 2025, 3:21 PM
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
H-1B Visas and the American Economy
Lauren Gilbert
Jan 14, 2025, 10:46 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(www.laurenpolicy.com)
Linkpost: Applying traditional economic thinking to AGI: a trilemma
Chris Leong
Jan 14, 2025, 7:46 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Links and short notes, 2025-01-13
jasoncrawford
Jan 13, 2025, 6:34 PM
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
How to Be a Techno-Optimist for Animals
roberty
Jan 2, 2025, 8:46 PM
1
point
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
Art insight: How will we forge a better future?
Tina Marsh Dalton
Jan 1, 2025, 2:15 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
The Roots of Progress 2024 in review
jasoncrawford
Jan 1, 2025, 12:01 AM
6
points
0
comments
11
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2024-12-27: Clinical trial abundance, grid-scale fusion, permitting vs. compliance, crossword mania, and more
jasoncrawford
Dec 27, 2024, 11:34 PM
6
points
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
A progress policy agenda
jasoncrawford
Dec 19, 2024, 6:40 PM
6
points
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2024-12-16
jasoncrawford
Dec 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
5
points
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Biological risk from the mirror world
jasoncrawford
Dec 12, 2024, 7:06 PM
5
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Immigration and Crime in the United States
Lauren Gilbert
Dec 10, 2024, 11:50 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
PF
link
(www.laurenpolicy.com)
Roots of Progress is hiring an event manager
jasoncrawford
Dec 4, 2024, 1:52 AM
5
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
(rootsofprogress.notion.site)
Progress in Public Transit
Andrew Miller
Dec 3, 2024, 6:55 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in December
lmessner
Dec 3, 2024, 4:16 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Progress Conference reflections and 2025 plans (we’re hiring!)
jasoncrawford
Nov 25, 2024, 6:25 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2024-11-21: CP Snow on industrial literacy, cost-minus contracting, and more
jasoncrawford
Nov 21, 2024, 6:56 PM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Grid defection is coming to California
smflem
Nov 12, 2024, 9:17 PM
2
points
0
comments
12
min read
PF
link
Levers for Biological Progress
Niko
Nov 1, 2024, 4:09 PM
4
points
0
comments
20
min read
PF
link
The Case for Energy Dynamism
smflem
Oct 31, 2024, 4:19 PM
2
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in November
lmessner
Oct 26, 2024, 6:01 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
If There Is Only One Scenario Where Human Agency Still Matters, We Should Act On the Premise That It Exists
Karl Faulks
Oct 24, 2024, 8:43 PM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
Big tech transitions are slow (with implications for AI)
jasoncrawford
Oct 24, 2024, 2:25 PM
6
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(blog.rootsofprogress.org)
The Price of Progress
Max Olson
Oct 15, 2024, 4:44 PM
2
points
1
comment
3
min read
PF
link
(futureblind.com)
Reading glasses might be one of the best buys in global health.
Lauren Gilbert
Oct 15, 2024, 3:37 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(laurenpolicy.substack.com)
The AI Responsibility Dilemma
Julius
Oct 11, 2024, 9:21 PM
1
point
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
The Uber-ization of Electricity
smflem
Oct 10, 2024, 6:01 PM
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
To Be Born in a Bag
Niko
Oct 6, 2024, 5:11 PM
3
points
0
comments
16
min read
PF
link
The grid is built for one thing
smflem
Oct 3, 2024, 5:42 PM
2
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
The real data wall is billions of years of evolution
dynomight
Oct 3, 2024, 3:40 PM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
PF
link
(dynomight.net)
Air Conditioning Is A Survival Technology
Lauren Gilbert
Oct 2, 2024, 4:37 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(laurenpolicy.substack.com)
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in October
lmessner
Sep 29, 2024, 12:54 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Diet Coke
Julius
Sep 27, 2024, 9:06 PM
3
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
Carbon capture is an energy problem
smflem
Sep 26, 2024, 3:29 PM
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
Orwell Was Right About Progress
Andrew Miller
Sep 24, 2024, 2:29 PM
3
points
0
comments
7
min read
PF
link
(changinglanesnewsletter.substack.com)
Making Eggs Without Ovaries
Niko
Sep 22, 2024, 5:48 PM
2
points
0
comments
16
min read
PF
link
Why good things often don’t lead to better outcomes
Daniel Frank
Sep 19, 2024, 2:41 PM
1
point
0
comments
4
min read
PF
link
(danfrank.ca)
Some recent grants, contests, events, job openings, etc.
jasoncrawford
19 Sep 2024 13:23 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(blog.rootsofprogress.org)
How to choose what to work on
jasoncrawford
18 Sep 2024 20:39 UTC
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(blog.rootsofprogress.org)
Technology is not stagnating, but science is
Jonah Messinger
17 Sep 2024 20:54 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(seekingscientificrevolutions.substack.com)
Europe Should Require Foods Be Fortified With Folate
Lauren Gilbert
17 Sep 2024 12:24 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(laurenpolicy.substack.com)
When Do We Celebrate?
Julius
14 Sep 2024 7:19 UTC
2
points
0
comments
11
min read
PF
link
Test-time compute scaling for OpenAI o1 is a huge deal
Matt Ritter
12 Sep 2024 20:01 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
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