Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology

Jason Crawford is the founder of Roots of Progress and a prolific writer on all things technology and progress. Jason was previously a startup founder and engineering manager. His mission is to understand the causes of progress and help usher in a new era of human advancement via a philosophy of progress fit for the 21st century. You can find his essays on rootsofprogress.org.

Our conversation with Jason centers around progress and the history of technology. We cover the relationship between human civilization and technology, assorted inventions, and lessons to consider in the development and implementation of future technologies. We also talk about why progress matters, how things went wrong in the 20th century, and Jason’s idea of a new philosophy of progress. Jason has encyclopedic knowledge of diverse topics which made this an especially rich conversation.

About and From Jason Crawford:

https://jasoncrawford.org/

https://rootsofprogress.org/

https://twitter.com/jasoncrawford 

The spiritual benefits of material progress 

Recommendations and References:

The Ascent of Man: Bronowski, Jacob, Dawkins, Richard

On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass

Economics of the singularity | IEEE Journals & Magazine   

Robin Hansen

The Population Explosion

Charles I. Jones – Wikipedia

Paul Romer – Wikipedia

Robert Solow – Wikipedia

One Process | Reaction Wheel

Derek Thompson (journalist) – Wikipedia

Noahpinion

Ezra Klein – The New York Times

David Deutsch

Steven Pinker 

Where Is My Flying Car? (Audible Audio Edition): J. Storrs Hall, Jonathan Todd Ross, Stripe Press: Books 

Ayn Rand – Wikipedia

The Industrial Revolution

The Conservative Futurist by James Pethokoukis | Hachette Book Group

The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830 – T. S. Ashton – Oxford University Press

Slate Star Codex

FreakTakes

The Lunar Society

The Making of the Atomic Bomb | Book by Richard Rhodes | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

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