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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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We are looking for stories in the ballpark of 3,000 words, and will pay $2/word

Details and application below!

The second annual progress conference was a hit. Dates for 2026: October 8th-11th in Berkeley, CA at Lighthaven. More info early next year! In this post: watch videos of conference talks, read articles and blog posts written from the conference, and browse a new @bigthink


"I think Concorde never should have been done and Apollo never should have been done." @bscholl, in conversation with @tylercowen, recorded live at Progress Conference 2025.


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Let’s shift from a static, passive framing of our relationship to technology, to a dynamic, agentic one. Instead of debating whether a technology is inherently good or bad, let’s discuss how to navigate new landscapes—and recognize the responsibility we all have to do so…


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Congrats @Madeline_Zimm (@rootsofprogress fellow 2023)! Looking forward to this

Complacency is a choice. We wrote Mobilize because there's a war on for America's future.  Everything we need to win is within reach if we're bold enough to act.



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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto, Chapter 10: The Grand Project Progress is a grand project for humanity: one with an illustrious past and a glorious future. And its heroes are the scientist, the inventor, and the founder newsletter.rootsofprogress.org/p/the-grand-pr…

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Progress is a grand project for humanity: one with an illustrious past and a glorious future. And its heroes are the scientist, the inventor, and the founder

newsletter.rootsofprogress.org/p/the-grand-pr…

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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto, Chapter 9: The Spirit We Lost, part 2 Flush with the grand success of reason and science to improve human life, the 20th century stumbled into some critical errors. The resulting crisis of optimism posed a mortal challenge to the idea of progress…

jasoncrawford's tweet image. The Techno-Humanist Manifesto, Chapter 9: The Spirit We Lost, part 2

Flush with the grand success of reason and science to improve human life, the 20th century stumbled into some critical errors. The resulting crisis of optimism posed a mortal challenge to the idea of progress…

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Do i know anybody that knows anybody near Chevy Chase MD? I need a photo of this mural that isn't under copyright, for a print publication with @rootsofprogress . I'll give you a copy of the anthology in thanks!

assumptionfeast's tweet image. Do i know anybody that knows anybody near Chevy Chase MD? I need a photo of this mural that isn't under copyright, for a print publication with @rootsofprogress . I'll  give you a copy of the anthology in thanks!

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