Over the last few hundred years, best practice in some fields of human action—eg, the
treatment of heart disease, the transportation of persons, goods, and messages, and the …

Over the last few hundred years, best practice in some fields of human action—eg the
treatment of heart disease, the transportation of persons, goods, and messages, and …

In the growth or development sense, progress does not necessarily imply a conscious
attempt to achieve a predeter-mined objective. Rather, it may imply an evolutionary process …

The notion of progress is hotly debated within the philosophical community, but perhaps it is
the casual and unquestioning acceptance of progress by the average individual that gives …

This series of essays discusses how progress is identified in a range of disciplines-physics,
mathematics, biology, medicine, sociology, linguistics, art history, history, economics and …

Can progress continue indefinitely? Conclusion: No sensible answer is possible. But our
material future is assured by knowledge of unlimited energy from nuclear fission at constant …

It's trendy to be pessimistic about the future. We hear daily about the looming threats from
global warming, terrorist plots, nuclear proliferation, overpopulation, and other frightening …

Research always brings to mind the paradigm of an absent-minded scientist playing
aimlessly with his pencil (and computer) seeking some universal truth. It is a paradigm that …

Homo Deus—Man God—his considerations of what humanity is about to become as a result
of our advanced science and technology. This is not a book of prophecy; Harari is not trying …