Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What if the biggest barriers to prosperity aren’t technological, but logistical? In this clip from the Existential Hope podcast, we explore how simple changes in housing, transport infrastructure, and energy availability could unlock massive economic growth.
Sam Bowman, editor of Works in Progress (a magazine exploring new and underrated ideas to improve the world), explains why even the richest countries are far from their potential – and how enabling people to move, connect, and produce more efficiently could transform society far faster than frontier tech alone.
Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=lNj7tHAUly8
What if the biggest barriers to prosperity aren’t technological, but logistical? In this clip from the Existential Hope podcast, we explore how simple changes in housing, transport infrastructure, and energy availability could unlock massive economic growth.
Sam Bowman, editor of Works in Progress (a magazine exploring new and underrated ideas to improve the world), explains why even the richest countries are far from their potential – and how enabling people to move, connect, and produce more efficiently could transform society far faster than frontier tech alone.
Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=lNj7tHAUly8
