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Roots of Progress Institute

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Building a culture of progress & an ambitious vision of the future. Subscribe: rootsofprogress.org/subscribe Support: rootsofprogress.org/support

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Roots of Progress Institute
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May 20
Applications are open until June 1st for the 2026 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive! Launch a blog and improve your progress-focused writing with expert guidance and an amazing community progress builders, writers and intellectuals. You'll learn from a phenomenal advisor
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Apr 17, 2025
Announcing Progress Conference 2025 Hosted by @rootsofprogress together with @abundanceinst @foresightinst @JoinFAI @HumanProgress @IFP @TheIHS and @WorksInProgMag Speakers include @sama @tylercowen @pahlkadot @bscholl @jasoncrawford Berkeley, CA • Oct 16-19
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Jan 23, 2021
When I first heard the stagnation hypothesis, I was skeptical. But as I studied the history of progress, I slowly came around, and now I’m fairly convinced rootsofprogress.org/technological-…
Roots of Progress Institute
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Jun 26, 2024
Announcing Progress Conference 2024: Toward Abundant Futures Hosted by @rootsofprogress together with @foresightinst @HumanProgress @TheIHS @IFP @WorksInProgMag Keynotes from @patrickc @tylercowen @jasoncrawford @sapinker Berkeley, Oct 18–19
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Jun 6, 2025
We're seeking to commission stories for a new article series, “Intelligence Age,” on future applications of AI We are looking for stories in the ballpark of 3,000 words, and will pay $2/word Details and application below!
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Roots of Progress Institute
@rootsofprogress
Dec 23, 2024
First batch of recorded talks from Progress Conference 2024 are available now for your holiday viewing pleasure! 17 videos featuring @tylercowen @sapinker @jasoncrawford @CJHandmer @bkugelma @celinehalioua @vpostrel @juliadewahl @elidourado @salonium @Marian_L_Tupy @AlecStapp
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Aug 23, 2021
We need a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century. One that teaches people not to take the modern world for granted. One that acknowledges the problems of progress, and offers solutions. And one that holds up a positive vision of the future rootsofprogress.org/a-new-philosop…
Roots of Progress Institute
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Jan 26, 2024
The “principal investigator” model of science funding is deeply broken and needs to be replaced. Instead, funding should go in a single block to a relatively large research organization. Here’s why rootsofprogress.org/the-block-fund…
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Jun 25, 2024
Today, The Roots of Progress officially becomes the Roots of Progress Institute (RPI). The new name represents the new identity we took on ever since we announced our first program last year, the Roots of Progress Fellowship.
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Feb 27, 2025
Save the date: Progress Conference 2025 will be October 16–19 in Berkeley, CA Hosted by @rootsofprogress together with @abundanceinst @foresightinst @JoinFAI @HumanProgress @TheIHS @WorksInProgMag Speakers and more details to be announced this spring. rootsofprogress.org/conference
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Sep 30, 2020
I’ve said before that understanding where our modern standard of living comes from, at a basic level, is a responsibility of every citizen in an industrial civilization. Let’s call it “industrial literacy.” rootsofprogress.org/industrial-lit…
Roots of Progress Institute
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Mar 1, 2021
When I wrote my post on technological stagnation, the top question I got asked was: So, how do we fix it? rootsofprogress.org/how-to-end-sta…
Roots of Progress Institute
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May 1, 2025
📢 Applications are now OPEN for the 2025 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive! Launch a blog and improve your progress-focused writing with expert guidance and an amazing community progress builders, writers and intellectuals.
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Roots of Progress Institute
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Aug 20, 2024
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2024 Blog-Build Intensive Fellows! This year’s fellows are a group of 25 progress writers selected from a pool of over 350 applicants. They are founders, researchers, academics, policy-makers, capital allocators, and journalists from across the
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