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AMA: Jason Crawford, The Roots of Progress

What are the big questions in progress studies (and why do they matter, if it's not obvious)?

2jasoncrawford2y* How can we define “progress”? How can we measure it? * What are the benefits of progress, and what are the costs and risks? How do they weigh out? * What are the root causes of progress? How can we drive it? * What should we as a society do about progress? More here: What is a “philosophy of progress?” [https://rootsofprogress.org/what-is-a-philosophy-of-progress]

Science is getting harder

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Relevant Scott Alexander blogposts: Is Science Slowing Down? (miscellaneous data and discussion) and The Low-Hanging Fruit Argument (suggesting that a low-hanging fruit model can largely explain science getting harder, and giving empirical cruxes for this model).