We speak with Jason Crawford (twitter), from The Roots of Progress. Interview begins at Posts discussed include:Iron: From mythical to mundaneThe various Why Did It Take So Long For (X), and specifically Cotton Gin, Bicycle, and Threshing MachineDoes invention come from deprivation or plenty?Progress studies as a moral imperative and a civic dutySupport Roots of Progress hereHey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?Also merch!Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast, and the other podcastLessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:Terminal Values and Instrumental ValuesEvolving to ExtinctionNext Episode’s Sequence Posts:No Evolutions for Corporations or NanodevicesThe Simple Math of EverythingConjuring An Evolution To Serve You