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As with any “big idea” progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.

Books that were rarely taught in 1963, when baby boomers were students, became classics when those same boomers were teachers and parents.

An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.

The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.

If you want to escape the negativity, head to Kazakhstan.

About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]

Televising the coronation was thought to be an affront to the dignity of the event.

When people pick the greatest scientist of all-time, Newton and Einstein always come up. Perhaps they should name Johannes Kepler, instead.

Literature’s first utopia shows how far we’ve come.

For decades, the Communist Party of China has relied on reeducation camps to reform “parasites” and persuade people to support the communist cause.

Democracy is in decline, regardless of how we measure it.

Recent research suggests that Earth’s magnetic field bounced back just as complex life was starting to emerge on our planet.

The Metaverse could be the most dangerous tool of persuasion humanity has ever created.

When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it.

Yes, NASA’s Perseverance rover found organics on Mars. So did Curiosity. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean anything in the search for life.

Perfectionism is on the rise, and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of “wabi sabi” can help.

Summit Public Schools take a radically different approach to education. And it’s working.

An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.

Was our distant ancestor a biped or not – i.e., human or not human?

These dissolvable pills aren’t meant to be swallowed, though.

“Spanish Stonehenge” contains 526 giant stones, three circular burial sites, a quarry, and four necropolises.

The separation of conjoined twins is fraught with stomach-churning biomedical and ethical challenges.

Elon Musk suggested remote-controlled, vibrating anal beads. Thankfully, there are more mundane explanations.

These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.

You would think that with all our technology, like the James Webb Space Telescope, we would know how big the Universe is. But we don’t.

No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?

Since the time of Galileo, Saturn’s rings have remained an unexplained mystery. A new idea may have finally solved the longstanding puzzle.

Executive presence training can help leaders learn how to better support their people, become more self aware, communicate effectively, and more.

The East India Company issued stocks to minimize the risk on their unpredictable but highly lucrative voyages. The rest is history.

Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.