Progress Studies in 2020 with Jason Crawford

Jason Crawford (@jasoncrawford), author of The Roots of Progress, joins Erik to discuss: - The key aspects of human progress. - The history of progress over time. - Whether we’ve traded off progress for safety. - Why the idea of progress is relatively new. - What the nature of science fiction writing tells us about our vision for progress. - Why progress happens differently in different domains. - How to think about safety with respect to new technologies. - The impacts of slowing population growth. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.  Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.