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New Lyrics for Ode to Joy
Seo Sanghyeon
30 Mar 2025 6:51 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
How much does it cost to back up solar with batteries?
jasoncrawford
25 Mar 2025 16:35 UTC
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
PF
link
Rethinking the Palm Oil Boycott
Julius
22 Mar 2025 16:51 UTC
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
Links and short notes, 2025-03-18
jasoncrawford
18 Mar 2025 17:14 UTC
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
[Question]
Responses to Toby Ord’s ‘critique’ of progress studies?
Jelle Donders
16 Mar 2025 15:54 UTC
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Should we vote in non-deterministic elections?
Bob Jacobs
12 Mar 2025 8:57 UTC
2
points
0
comments
9
min read
PF
link
(bobjacobs.substack.com)
Links and short notes, 2025-03-10
jasoncrawford
10 Mar 2025 20:27 UTC
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
The Selfish Machine. Will Humanity Be Subjugated by Superintelligent AIs?
Maarten Boudry
6 Mar 2025 20:23 UTC
1
point
0
comments
11
min read
PF
link
(maartenboudry.substack.com)
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion on Joel Mokyr’s A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy
lmessner
5 Mar 2025 23:35 UTC
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
PF
link
Links and short notes, 2025-03-03
jasoncrawford
4 Mar 2025 15:14 UTC
5
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2025-02-17
jasoncrawford
17 Feb 2025 19:17 UTC
5
points
0
comments
7
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Companies are the new City-States
Elle Griffin
10 Feb 2025 19:26 UTC
3
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
(www.elysian.press)
The future of humanity is in management
jasoncrawford
30 Jan 2025 22:17 UTC
5
points
0
comments
13
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in February
lmessner
30 Jan 2025 7:58 UTC
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
26 Jan 2025 20:52 UTC
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2025-01-20
jasoncrawford
21 Jan 2025 16:10 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
How sci-fi can have drama without dystopia or doomerism
jasoncrawford
17 Jan 2025 15:21 UTC
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
H-1B Visas and the American Economy
Lauren Gilbert
14 Jan 2025 10:46 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(www.laurenpolicy.com)
Linkpost: Applying traditional economic thinking to AGI: a trilemma
Chris Leong
14 Jan 2025 7:46 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Links and short notes, 2025-01-13
jasoncrawford
13 Jan 2025 18:34 UTC
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
How to Be a Techno-Optimist for Animals
roberty
2 Jan 2025 20:46 UTC
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
Art insight: How will we forge a better future?
Tina Marsh Dalton
1 Jan 2025 14:15 UTC
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
The Roots of Progress 2024 in review
jasoncrawford
1 Jan 2025 0:01 UTC
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
27 Dec 2024 23:34 UTC
6
points
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
A progress policy agenda
jasoncrawford
19 Dec 2024 18:40 UTC
6
points
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Links and short notes, 2024-12-16
jasoncrawford
16 Dec 2024 17:23 UTC
5
points
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Biological risk from the mirror world
jasoncrawford
12 Dec 2024 19:06 UTC
5
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Immigration and Crime in the United States
Lauren Gilbert
10 Dec 2024 11:50 UTC
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
PF
link
(www.laurenpolicy.com)
Roots of Progress is hiring an event manager
jasoncrawford
4 Dec 2024 1:52 UTC
5
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
(rootsofprogress.notion.site)
Progress in Public Transit
Andrew Miller
3 Dec 2024 18:55 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in December
lmessner
3 Dec 2024 4:16 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
Progress Conference reflections and 2025 plans (we’re hiring!)
jasoncrawford
25 Nov 2024 18:25 UTC
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
21 Nov 2024 18:56 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Grid defection is coming to California
smflem
12 Nov 2024 21:17 UTC
2
points
0
comments
12
min read
PF
link
Levers for Biological Progress
Niko
1 Nov 2024 16:09 UTC
4
points
0
comments
20
min read
PF
link
The Case for Energy Dynamism
smflem
31 Oct 2024 16:19 UTC
2
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in November
lmessner
26 Oct 2024 18:01 UTC
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
24 Oct 2024 20:43 UTC
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
PF
link
Big tech transitions are slow (with implications for AI)
jasoncrawford
24 Oct 2024 14:25 UTC
6
points
0
comments
3
min read
PF
link
(blog.rootsofprogress.org)
The Price of Progress
Max Olson
15 Oct 2024 16:44 UTC
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
15 Oct 2024 15:37 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(laurenpolicy.substack.com)
The AI Responsibility Dilemma
Julius
11 Oct 2024 21:21 UTC
1
point
0
comments
5
min read
PF
link
The Uber-ization of Electricity
smflem
10 Oct 2024 18:01 UTC
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
To Be Born in a Bag
Niko
6 Oct 2024 17:11 UTC
3
points
0
comments
16
min read
PF
link
The grid is built for one thing
smflem
3 Oct 2024 17:42 UTC
2
points
0
comments
6
min read
PF
link
The real data wall is billions of years of evolution
dynomight
3 Oct 2024 15:40 UTC
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
PF
link
(dynomight.net)
Air Conditioning Is A Survival Technology
Lauren Gilbert
2 Oct 2024 16:37 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
(laurenpolicy.substack.com)
Join Pathways to Progress’s Book Discussion in October
lmessner
29 Sep 2024 12:54 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
PF
link
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Diet Coke
Julius
27 Sep 2024 21:06 UTC
3
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
Carbon capture is an energy problem
smflem
26 Sep 2024 15:29 UTC
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
PF
link
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