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← Two centuries of progress were a trend with real causes rather than a fluke, and can continue far into the future.
8 connected korrents · 7 moments on record from 4 Jan 2017 to 3 Dec 2023.
Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Two centuries of progress were a trend with real causes rather than a fluke, and can continue far into the future. Two centuries of progress were a trend with real causes rather than a fluke, and can continue far into the future. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Understanding the causes of progress is a moral imperative, because progress is neither automatic nor guaranteed to continue. — tap to centre the map on it Understanding the causes of progress is a moral imperative, because progress is neither automatic nor guaranteed to continue. Last stated 7 years ago
7 Sept 2019
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2019-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating history as a march of progress makes whole eras and regions disappear, dismissed for having failed to advance it. — tap to centre the map on it Treating history as a march of progress makes whole eras and regions disappear, dismissed for having failed to advance it. Last stated 10 years ago
4 Jan 2017
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2017-01-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How science works can be reasoned about in advance, because the activity has invariants that do not change over time. — tap to centre the map on it How science works can be reasoned about in advance, because the activity has invariants that do not change over time. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stagnation does not mean no progress; it means progress slower than the late 1800s to mid-1900s peak. — tap to centre the map on it Stagnation does not mean no progress; it means progress slower than the late 1800s to mid-1900s peak. Last stated 6 years ago
23 Jan 2021
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2021-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Aug 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Einstein's real progress was bottom-up and rooted in measurements; once he decided top-down theorising was the way, he stopped getting anywhere. — tap to centre the map on it Einstein's real progress was bottom-up and rooted in measurements; once he decided top-down theorising was the way, he stopped getting anywhere. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are