Forget About Overpopulation, Soon There Will Be Too Few Humans
Forget About Overpopulation, Soon There Will Be Too Few Humans
Also: Bottlenecks of aging, rejecting our Faustian bargain, and much more
Forget About Overpopulation, Soon There Will Be Too Few Humans
by Maarten Boudry
To dream of a planet with fewer people is to dream of stagnation, regression, and decline.
Bottlenecks of Aging - new report by the Amaranth Foundation
by Alex Telford
In 2022, the Amaranth Advisory Board—a group of leading experts in longevity and neuroscience—convened to address the bottlenecks hindering progress in extending healthy human lifespan.
The origins of the steam engine: An essay with interactive animated diagrams
by Anton Howes and animated by Matt Brown of Extraordinary Facility
Steam power did not begin with the steam engine… Here we’ll explore the long, little-known story of how the steam engine evolved. And have fun playing with the ancient devices
Infrastructure is the Concealed Wiring of Civilization
by Jeremy
That’s the nature of infrastructure: when operational, it’s an invisible supporting actor in our lives. It’s unassuming, quietly working in the background.
Rejecting Our Faustian Bargain
by Madeline Zimmerman
The U.S. military-industrial complex has made a Faustian bargain. It hasn’t sold its soul for infinite knowledge, but it has become dependent on crisis to fuel innovation.
Drought is a Policy Choice
by Laura London
We must continue to deploy technology to shape nature into prosperity’s vessel. We can perpetuate the defiant quest to construct order from chaos.
One weird trick to attract startups to your city
by Connor O'Brien
What if I told you there is a low-cost, highly effective tool for seeding new clusters of high-growth startups that your city is almost certainly ignoring?
Neither EA nor e/acc is what we need to build the future
by Jason Crawford
To build the glorious abundant technological future, we’re going to need more than vibes. We’re going to need ideas.
The Offense-Defense Balance Rarely Changes
by Maxwell Tabarrok
There is little historical evidence for large changes in the offense defense balance, even in response to technological revolutions.
It's time to rethink "retirement"
by Elle Griffin
What if you could take your retirement the way you take your vacation days? With the ability to get paid for the months or years off of your choosing, rather than just the last ones?
Progress towards what?
by Brandon Griggs
Too often (in the wider community) progress seems to be equated merely with growth … This post is my rambling on how our ideas about progress need to evolve.
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