About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]

If our goal is to effect the greatest possible progress, what would it look like to approach this holistically? What might need to dispositionaly in how we approach solving our most important problems—at an individual level, a community level, or at a civilizational or global one? We asked our experts to think big picture about how what new thinking would be required to create a larger pro-progress framework.

One of the fundamental questions for those studying and advocating progress is around understanding what variables can move the needle for the type of progress that you might want to see in the world. It's a key focus of the "progress studies" discipline and a question that has received increased attention from academics and public intellectuals in recent years.

As with any "big idea" progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.

An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.

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An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.

WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye.

Recent research suggests that Earth’s magnetic field bounced back just as complex life was starting to emerge on our planet.

The Metaverse could be the most dangerous tool of persuasion humanity has ever created.

Yes, NASA's Perseverance rover found organics on Mars. So did Curiosity. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean anything in the search for life.

Who will lead humanity in the Metaverse? Roblox and Minecraft gamers.

An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.

These dissolvable pills aren’t meant to be swallowed, though.

The separation of conjoined twins is fraught with stomach-churning biomedical and ethical challenges.

Elon Musk suggested remote-controlled, vibrating anal beads. Thankfully, there are more mundane explanations.

These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.

“The more we understand ourselves and the universe, the more magnificent it is.”

Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.

Advances in ancient DNA analysis gave researchers a new way to trace the movements of peoples across Eurasia.