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A woman sits in a chair facing a group of people seated on the floor in a casual indoor setting, with a vintage or sepia filter adding an air of longevity to the scene.
From treating specific diseases to targeting aging itself, Progress Conference 2025 explored the many routes to extending life.
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At the foundation of America’s progress movement are immigrants who still believe this country can build.
Two people sit in wicker chairs outdoors, holding microphones and having a conversation about energy abundance. Other people are visible in the blurred background.
Barriers to energy abundance — and how to overcome them — were front and center at Progress Conference 2025.
An older man with gray hair and glasses speaks into a microphone, gesturing with one hand, against a green and grid-patterned background.
With new labs, funding models, and institutions, metascience is reinventing the machinery of discovery.
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Government-spec’d glory projects produce tech demos. Enduring progress demands a better way forward.
A graphic contrasts pragmatists and purists in moral philosophy, with photos of activists and protest scenes connected by arrows labeled "progress.
History shows that progress often depends on activists at both ends of the spectrum.
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Jennifer Pahlka, author and Code for America founder, on what comes after Elon Musk’s failed attempt at government efficiency — and how we can modernize federal agencies to improve people’s lives.