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2023 in review

Accelerating science through evolvable institutions

Neither EA nor e/acc is what we need to build the future

What I've been reading, November 2023

What I've been reading, October 2023

Announcing our 2023 blog-building fellows

Bangalore meetups, Sep 5 and 6

What does it mean to “trust science”?

What I've been reading, July–August 2023

Why no Roman Industrial Revolution?

Highlights from The Industrial Revolution, by T. S. Ashton

Announcing The Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive

If you wish to make an apple pie, you must first become dictator of the universe

Levels of safety for AI and other technologies

Developing a technology with safety in mind

A plea for solutionism on AI safety

What I've been reading, June 2023

The American Information Revolution in Global Perspective

What if they gave an Industrial Revolution and nobody came?

What I've been reading, May 2023

Who regulates the regulators?

The Commission for Stopping Further Improvements

What I've been reading, April 2023

Do we get better or worse at adapting to change?

Why consumerism is good actually

What I've been reading, March 2023

Can submarines swim?

Wanted: Technical animator and/or front-end developer for interactive diagrams of invention

Can we “cure” cancer?

The spiritual benefits of material progress

How to slow down scientific progress

Think wider about the root causes of progress

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