Thoughts on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

An annual event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement. October 8th-11th, 2026 in Berkeley, CA

Reflections on six weeks of coding with Claude

“Some kind of turning point,” Elon on Dwarkesh, a social network for AIs, and lots more

The “party of science” must also embrace technology and economic growth

Lessons about how to create safety from the history of fire

The wisdom of Vitalik, Voices from 2099, ultrasound BCI, preventative MRIs, a browser written by AI, and much, much more

Lessons about how to create safety from the history of fire

We can't predict or control them—but that doesn't matter

What RPI and I were up to in the ninth year of this project

Revised version to be published by MIT Press

Claude’s soul, industrial leapfrogging, slop from the 1700s, the genius of Jeff Dean, and much more

When costs fall, average quality does too

Help spread the word so talented teens can be inspired to tackle challenges in medicine, biotech, health policy, and longevity

A dynamic, agentic framing on the challenges of progress

Chapter 10 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Chapter 9 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Chapter 9 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Chapter 8 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

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Chapter 8 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Chapter 7 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Chapter 7 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

The theme of Enlightenment Now is contained in its subtitle: it is that reason, science and humanism lead to progress. The corollary is: keep it up!

“Intelligence Age” series will focus on future applications of artificial intelligence

Chapter 7 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Fellowship deadline tomorrow! Edge Esmeralda next week! and lots more

Chapter 6 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

This field is wide open, and someone should step in

The Roots of Progress Fellowship empowers intellectual entrepreneurs for progress. Through this program you will improve your writing, increase your productivity, get plugged into the progress movemen...

Late, slightly out of date, hopefully still pretty great

Chapter 6 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Many have argued that innovation develops in a simple linear fashion – from research to experimentation to engineering.

A four-day event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement. October 16-19, 2025 in Berkeley, California

Chapter 5 (“Solutionism”), part 3 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

This turns out to be a tricky question. Here's my current, partial understanding

The 150-year history of d/acc, a $120M progress fund, fertility on demand, 19th-century kids' sci-fi, the real lesson of Cassandra’s curse, giving the Devil the benefit of law, and more

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A visible sonic boom, AI in SaaS, progress on permitting reform, fewer tornado deaths, the closing of the frontier, Rousseau and Kant vs. the Age of Reason, and more

Chapter 5 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Progress studies in university and high school, a positive supply shock for truth, the hinge of history, Dean Ball on AI liability, Kevin Kelly on the handoff to bots, and more