Progress Studies

An Introduction to Progress Studies (the series)

Let's get acquainted with an exciting new field of intellectual inquiry.

Dec 17 •

The Foreign Direct Investment Queue theory

A new theory on how poor nations become rich, and why they cannot do it all at once.

Dec 10 •

Why Progress supporters need to make progress their #1 goal

Yeah, I know that should be obvious, but some people apparently did not get the memo.

Nov 25 •

An Introduction to Progress Studies

Let's get acquainted with an exciting new field of intellectual inquiry

Apr 25 •

How and why Commercial Societies created material progress

And why they did so long before the Industrial Revolution

Mar 18 •

Was the Industrial Revolution inevitable?

Or even likely?

Mar 4 •

Historians have misunderstood pre-Industrial England

It was unusual long before the Industrial Revolution

Feb 27 •

Books that influenced me the most

And why you should read every one of them

Feb 9 •

32:36

The Ten Best Books on Progress

Watch now | And why you should read every one of them

Feb 2 •

7:55

Why studying Progress may be an antidote to your troubles

And it is a hell of a lot cheaper than therapy!

Jan 30 •

The Five Keys to Progress

An essential unifying concept for understanding human material progress.

Jan 26 •

How much progress is enough?

Don't we already have enough?

Jan 22 •

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