Archive - The Roots of Progress

What RPI and I were up to in the eighth year of this project

Dec 31, 2024 •

The future of humanity is in management

AI can dramatically expand human agency

Jan 30 •

Announcing The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

A new philosophy of progress for the 21st century

Jul 8, 2024 •

The Present Crisis

Introduction to The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Jul 9, 2024 •

How much does it cost to back up solar with batteries?

This turns out to be a tricky question. Here's my current, partial understanding

Mar 23 •

Chapter 1 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Jul 16, 2024 •

How sci-fi can have drama without dystopia or doomerism

Eight ways to have conflict in a future we actually want to live in

Jan 17 •

Chapter 6 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Apr 22 •

We Want Your Stories About the AI Frontier

“Intelligence Age” series will focus on future applications of artificial intelligence

Jun 6 •

Solutionism, part 1

Chapter 5 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Jan 31 •

The Life Well-Lived, part 1

Chapter 4 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Sep 27, 2024 •

Biological risk from the mirror world

A new article voices concern about a line of research which could create a grave threat to humanity

Dec 12, 2024 •

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