The Roots of Progress is a personal project of Jason Crawford—an intellectual project, which may take many years, to understand the nature and cause of human progress.
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Welcome to Age of Invention by me, Dr Anton Howes.
I’m a historian of innovation. I write mostly about the causes of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, focusing on the lives of the individual innovators who made it happen. I’m interested in every...
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Interesting stuff doesn’t necessarily have to go viral. In fact, it can actually be a little boring or dull on its face. Just because it’s not Upworthy doesn’t mean it’s not worthy. Maybe it’s simply not being consumed the right way. There’s still...
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