Jason Crawford
Person on 3 sites
Founder and president of the Roots of Progress Institute; writes the history and philosophy of progress, after a career as a software engineering manager and…
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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x.com: @jasoncrawford (opens x.com)
“Congrats @allisondman on everything you've done for @foresightinst! One of my favorite organizations helping to create an ambitious vision of the future”
- Blog: jasoncrawford.org (opens jasoncrawford.org)
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x.com: @jasoncrawford (opens x.com)
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11 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. (opens korrents.com)
“Even in that case, though, what we should trust is not the particular output of the scientific process at any given time. It can make wrong turns. Instead, we should trust that it will find the truth eventually, and…”
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There is no capital-S Science that can stand as an authority; there is only reasoning done systematically. (opens korrents.com)
“There is no capital-S Science—a new authority to substitute for God or King.”
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Science can identify problems but cannot by itself tell us what to do about them. (opens korrents.com)
“Physics, chemistry and biology can point out problems, but we need history, economics and philosophy to solve them.”
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“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. (opens korrents.com)
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6 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (opens rcmnd.app)
“My top book of 2017 was The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, by Steven Pinker. It's the story of how and why the world has gotten safer and more peaceful, from tribal societies to today.”
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The Alchemy of Air (opens rcmnd.app)
“A close runner-up is The Alchemy of Air, by Thomas Hager. It's the story of the Haber-Bosch process for creating synthetic ammonia, which is crucial for producing the fertilizer needed to feed the seven billion or so…”
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The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention (opens rcmnd.app)
“I also enjoyed The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention, by Willam Rosen. It's the story of the steam engine, but also covers the origins of patent law.”
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (opens rcmnd.app)