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The Roots of Progress

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The Roots of Progress is a history site on rootsofprogress.org, in English, funded by its readers: 123 people pay through Patreon, as the platform publishes it.

The Roots of Progress, a think-tank site with essays on the philosophy of technological progress by Jason Crawford and team.

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Latest posts

• Progress in Medicine, the Roots of Progress Institute’s new summer career exploration program, has started2026-06-23
• Announcing Progress Conference 20262026-04-20
• Save the date: Progress Conference 20262026-02-19
• Announcing Progress in Medicine, a high school summer career exploration program2025-12-09
• Reflections on Progress Conference 20252025-11-20
• More great speakers join Progress Conference 20252025-06-23
• We have two new tracks for our 2025 Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship2025-05-12
• Announcing the 2025 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive2025-05-02

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