Why no Roman industrial revolution?(rootsofprogress.org)35 points by jseliger 3 years ago | 35 comments
Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019)(rootsofprogress.org)187 points by onychomys 2 years ago | 198 comments
Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019)(blog.rootsofprogress.org)42 points by frozenseven 2 months ago | 38 comments
The origins of the steam engine (2023)(blog.rootsofprogress.org)88 points by bpierre 2 years ago | 14 comments
Who regulates the regulators? We need to go beyond review-and-approval(rootsofprogress.org)180 points by jasoncrawford 3 years ago | 85 comments
