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Essays on progress

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Oct 24, 2024ACX

Notes From The Progress Studies Conference

Scott Alexander reports on the Progress Studies Conference, discussing advances in energy, AI, housing policy, and other fields, with an overall optimistic tone about recent developments and potential for future progress.

36 min read 5,549 words

AI energy nuclear power

Aug 17, 2015SSC

The Goddess of Everything Else

A mythological tale contrasts the Goddess of Cancer's primal drives with the Goddess of Everything Else's push for cooperation and progress, showing how the latter gradually wins over creation.

16 min read 2,353 words

cancer civilization competition