Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019)(blog.rootsofprogress.org)42 points by frozenseven 2 months ago | 38 comments
Why no Roman industrial revolution?(rootsofprogress.org)35 points by jseliger 3 years ago | 35 comments
What if they gave an Industrial Revolution and nobody came? (2023)(rootsofprogress.org)163 points by AndrewDucker 2 years ago | 156 comments
The Commission for Stopping Further Improvements(rootsofprogress.org)162 points by feross 3 years ago | 97 comments
The origins of the steam engine (2023)(blog.rootsofprogress.org)88 points by bpierre 2 years ago | 14 comments
