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Constraints on Progress

Ideologies of the Left undermine copying the successful
Progress comes when people who have less copy those who have more.
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Why the Left undermines Progress
And why the progress that "Progressives" desire leads to the opposite
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The news media gives a very distorted view of reality
So it is probably better to just ignore them (as best you can)
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Why our deep history explains global inequality
The geography of our ancestors really matters to comparative levels of development today
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How progress spreads to neighboring societies
It is also about proximity to other societies
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How geography has constrained human progress
Rivers, Altitude, Soil and Growing Seasons
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Biomes have profoundly shaped human history
Or, the most important map that you will ever see.
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Why Ideologies Threaten Progress (podcast 3 of 3)
Their world view undermines the results-based, small-scale experimentation that makes humans flourish.
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Why you need to know about Society Types
Because you are what you eat.
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Why Ideologies Threaten Progress (podcast 2 of 3)
Listen now | Their world view undermines the results-based, small-scale experimentation that makes humans flourish.
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Why Ideologies Threaten Progress (podcast 1 of 3)
Listen now | Their world view undermines the results-based, small-scale experimentation that makes humans flourish.
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Why isn't the entire world rich?
There are important constraints on the spread of human material progress.
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