I talk with Chelsea Follett, managing editor of HumanProgress.org and author of Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World. We talk about why cities have been the centers of progress, the conditions that make bursts of innovation possible, and examples of open and dynamic societies from Amsterdam to Dubrovnik to Mohenjo-Daro.

You can view the video of this conversation here.

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