Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Even in today's most prosperous countries, life was pretty terrible not that long ago. How did we leave that world behind? That question compelled Jason Crawford to start a personal research journey which he has documented on his blog The Roots of Progress. We talk about how his blog got started, how it has evolved, and what we can learn from studying progress.

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Posts mentioned in this video:
The Alchemy of Air and the Haber-Bosch Process rootsofprogress.org/turning-air-into-bread
Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? rootsofprogress.org/why-did-we-wait-so-long-for-the-bicycle
Eliminating Smallpox rootsofprogress.org/smallpox-and-vaccines

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