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Join us for Episode 5 of The Torch of Progress with Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. We’ll be talking about differing theories of what caused the dramatic rise in global living standards—the role of cultural values, institutions, scientific knowledge, material resources, and...
Join us for Episode 4 of The Torch of Progress with Dr. Max Roser. We’ll be talking about Our World in Data, global development and its relation to progress studies, and what people get wrong when looking at the data...
Join us for Episode 3 of The Torch of Progress with Patrick Collison. We'll be talking about why he cares so much about the cause of progress, progress studies vs. effective altruism, and how he would like to see “progress...
Episode 2 of The Torch of Progress features Tyler Cowen. We'll be talking about why he proposed the field of “progress studies”, what he thinks of how the field has developed so far, and his thoughts on The Great Stagnation...
In the first episode of The Torch of Progress, Dr. Matt Bateman with Higher Ground Education joins us to discuss the Montessori method of education, its history, and its impact on human progress. Other Ways to Enjoy this Episode: Podcast...
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