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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