Posts
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A letter on optimism
» December 3, 2019
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Slaying the speckled monster
» November 21, 2019
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In which I answer your questions about cement
» October 31, 2019
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Going full-time
» October 28, 2019
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Podcast interview with Jordan Myers on “That's BS”
» October 27, 2019
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Reframing “sustainability”
» October 27, 2019
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Reddit community (subreddit) for Roots of Progress
» October 26, 2019
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A dialogue on growth, progress, and “sustainability”
» October 24, 2019
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Iron: From mythical to mundane
» October 22, 2019
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Podcast interview on Venture Stories with Erik Torenberg and Rob Tracinski
» October 17, 2019
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Progress studies as a civic duty
» October 14, 2019
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Video: The History of Steel & the Roots of Progress
» October 10, 2019
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Podcast interview on “Self in Society” with Ari Armstrong
» September 22, 2019
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Support this project on Patreon
» September 8, 2019
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Progress studies as a moral imperative
» September 7, 2019
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Does invention come from deprivation or plenty?
» August 18, 2019
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Why did we wait so long for the bicycle?
» July 13, 2019
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Science and the Industrial Revolution
» June 29, 2019
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Science and steel
» June 22, 2019
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What's wrong with books on industrial history
» May 12, 2019
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One man's junk
» April 28, 2019
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The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
» April 21, 2019
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The significance of electricity
» March 31, 2019
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Continental axes and the roots of progress
» March 24, 2019
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Why AC won the Electricity Wars
» March 9, 2019
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Subscribe by email
» January 12, 2019
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When innovation hits “snooze”
» January 1, 2019
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2018 in review
» December 31, 2018
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Navigating the high seas
» November 24, 2018
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Early cars: gas, electric & steam
» November 17, 2018
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Science and steam
» October 27, 2018
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The 13th labor of Hercules
» September 3, 2018
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Problem-solution history
» August 11, 2018
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Unsustainable
» August 5, 2018
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Learning the loom
» May 27, 2018
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The time machine
» May 20, 2018
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Out of whole cloth
» April 21, 2018
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Going for a spin
» April 16, 2018
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Added a bibliography
» April 9, 2018
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Learning with my hands
» April 1, 2018
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Enlightenment Now: A summary
» March 11, 2018
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Primitive thought
» February 4, 2018
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The first and true inventor
» January 20, 2018
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Instant stone (just add water!)
» January 6, 2018
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Twelve books from 2017
» December 31, 2017
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And they shall walk
» December 24, 2017
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Why did we wait so long for the cotton gin?
» November 25, 2017
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Pesticides and old lace
» November 4, 2017
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What was the relationship of the Scientific Revolution to the Industrial?
» October 29, 2017
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That Senator really took a beating
» October 17, 2017
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The most peaceful time in history
» September 21, 2017
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The shadow of the moon
» September 18, 2017
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The story of materials
» September 3, 2017
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Turning air into bread
» August 12, 2017
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Vaclav Smil on “Making the Modern World”
» July 15, 2017
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Charting progress
» July 11, 2017
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Smart, rich & free
» July 8, 2017
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Nomad life
» July 2, 2017
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The beginning
» June 25, 2017
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Categorizing technologies
» June 3, 2017
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Trains and steamboats
» May 25, 2017
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The Malthusian Trap, analyzed
» May 23, 2017
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The Malthusian Trap?
» May 21, 2017
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Better living through chemistry
» May 20, 2017
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There are no natural resources
» April 15, 2017
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What is smelting?
» April 15, 2017
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What is steel? And how is it related to iron?
» April 9, 2017
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What is charcoal? And how is it different from coal?
» April 9, 2017
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What is an “engine”?
» April 8, 2017
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The significance of the steam engine
» April 8, 2017
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James Watt's steam engine
» April 8, 2017
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The Newcomen steam engine
» April 2, 2017
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Religious freedom and the Enlightenment
» April 1, 2017
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The virtuousness of technology
» March 31, 2017
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The Baconian program
» March 30, 2017
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The idea of progress
» March 23, 2017
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Don't read this blog
» March 17, 2017
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Motivation
» March 17, 2017