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Progress in Medicine, the Roots of Progress Institute’s new summer career exploration program, has started

30 high school students are learning about the history and future of medicine, biotech, health Starting June 15th, the Roots of Progress team brought together 30 teenagers to learn about Progress in Medicine. These talented, ambitious high schoolers are choosing to spend six weeks of their summer exploring careers in medicine, biotech, and health as […] The post Progress in Medicine, the Roots of Progress Institute’s new summer career exploration program, has started appeared first on Roots of Progress Institute.

Heike LarsonJun 23, 2026

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Looking back on the 2024 Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship

This fall, our second class of 24 blog-building fellows completed our eight-week blog building intensive. The second interaction of our fellowship program was a success: several RPI fellows are in the vanguard of the growing progress studies movement. You’ll find them leading the AI policy debate, earning recognition for their writing on biotechnology, being cited […] The post Looking back on the 2024 Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship appeared first on Roots of Progress Institute.

Emma McAleavyDec 19, 2024

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More great speakers join Progress Conference 2025

Progress Conference 2025 is on track to once again be a main event for the progress community, now bringing together well over 300 attendees. Over the last two months we’ve added: Last year, we were cautiously optimistic that 100-150 people might join our inaugural event. Now we can see that the progress and abundance community is […] The post More great speakers join Progress Conference 2025 appeared first on Roots of Progress Institute.

Ben ThomasJun 23, 2025

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Save the date: Progress Conference 2026

Last year we hosted the second annual Progress Conference. The 2025 conference was bigger than 2024: more days and more people, bringing together over 350 builders, academics, policy makers, investors, and writers who care about progress. Many attendees said it was yet again one of the best (or the best!) conference they had ever attended. […] The post Save the date: Progress Conference 2026 appeared first on Roots of Progress Institute.

Ben ThomasFeb 19, 2026

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Progress Conference

An annual event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement. October 8th-11th, 2026 in Berkeley, CA

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The Roots of Progress Institute Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship

The Roots of Progress Fellowship empowers intellectual entrepreneurs for progress. Through this program you will improve your writing, increase your productivity, get plugged into the progress movement, and grow your audience

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The Roots of Progress Institute Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship

The Roots of Progress Fellowship empowers intellectual entrepreneurs for progress. Through this program you will improve your writing, increase your productivity, get plugged into the progress movement, and grow your audience

Roots of Progress

The Roots of Progress Institute Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship

The Roots of Progress Fellowship empowers intellectual entrepreneurs for progress. Through this program you will improve your writing, increase your productivity, get plugged into the progress movement, and grow your audience

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Progress in Medicine: A high school summer career exploration program

Discover careers in medicine, biotech, health policy, longevity. Learn from expert advisors & be inspired by heroic work from the past to build a better future. 5 weeks online, 2 hrs/day on Zoom; 4 days in-residency at Stanford with lab & company tours

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Progress Conference

An annual event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement. October 8th-11th, 2026 in Berkeley, CA

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Progress Conference 2025

A four-day event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement. October 16-19, 2025 in Berkeley, California

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Fellows – Roots of Progress Institute

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Fellowship - Archived – Roots of Progress Institute

The Roots of Progress Fellowship empowers intellectual entrepreneurs for progress. Through this program you will improve your writing, increase your productivity, get plugged into the progress movement, and grow your audience

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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

A book laying out a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century, by Roots of Progress founder and president Jason Crawford

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Cookie Policy – Roots of Progress Institute

— What are cookies? Roots of Progress Fellowship uses cookies on any websites operated by us, including https://fellowship.rootsofprogress.org/ and any other sites or applications containing a link to this Cookie Policy (collectively “Websites”). A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes a unique identifier. Cookies are created when your browser loads a […]

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Privacy Policy – Roots of Progress Institute

Policy Effective July 10, 2023 — The Roots of Progress (“us”, “we”, “our”), a 501(c)(3) public educational charity, is committed to protecting the privacy of our site visitors. This Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information we collect on our websites, including rootsofprogress.org and fellowship.rootsofprogress.org. We offer visitors to our websites the opportunity to […]

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Announcing Progress Conference 2026 – Roots of Progress Institute

A four-day event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement. October 8–11, 2026 in Berkeley, California

Ben ThomasApr 20, 20262 min read

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Announcing Progress in Medicine, a high school summer career exploration program – Roots of Progress Institute

Starting today, high school students can apply to Progress in Medicine, a new program by the Roots of Progress Institute. What the Progress in Medicine program offers In this summer program, high school students will explore careers in in medicine, biotech, health policy, and longevity. We will inspire them with stories of historical progress and […]

Dec 9, 20254 min read

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Progress Conference 2025 update: 20+ new speakers and much more

New speakers, sponsors, facility tours, and more announced for Progress Conference 2025

Ben ThomasNov 20, 20256 min read

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Write about agriculture or health, longevity and biotech

We have two new tracks for our 2025 Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship

May 12, 20255 min read

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Announcing the 2025 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive – Roots of Progress Institute

Improve your writing skills, learn from leading progress builders and intellectuals, and publish essays about progress Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort of The Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive, a 10-week program for aspiring progress writers. Last year, 24 fellows, selected from well over 300 applicants, completed the program. They have sung the […]

May 2, 20254 min read

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Save the date: Progress Conference 2025 – Roots of Progress Institute

A four-day event to connect people in the progress movement: Berkeley Oct 16-19

Heike LarsonMar 13, 20253 min read

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The Roots of Progress

A new philosophy of progress for the 21st century

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Progress Conference Reflections - and 2025 Plans (We’re Hiring!) – Roots of Progress Institute

Tl;dr: It’s been a month since the first annual Progress Conference brought together well over 200 thinkers, builders, policy makers, storytellers, and students of progress. Many attendees said it was one of the best conferences (or even the best!) they ever attended: I had high expectations and you exceeded them. I’ve been to a bunch […]

Heike LarsonNov 22, 20244 min read

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Introducing the 2024 Blog-Building Intensive Fellows – Roots of Progress Institute

We’re thrilled to announce our second cohort of our Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship! This year’s fellows are a group 25 of impressive progress thinkers and writers, selected from a pool of over 350 applicants. They are founders, researchers, academics, policy-makers, capital allocators, and journalists from across the U.S., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, the U.K., and Hong […]

Emma McAleavyAug 13, 20243 min read

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Progress, humanism, agency

An intellectual core for the progress movement

Jan 11, 20226 min read

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We are now the Roots of Progress Institute (RPI) – Roots of Progress Institute

The new name represents the new identity we took on ever since we announced our first program last year

RPIJun 25, 20242 min read

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We need a new philosophy of progress – Roots of Progress Institute

The 19th century believed in progress; the 20th century grew skeptical. We need a new way forward

Jason CrawfordAug 23, 20214 min read

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Progress studies as a moral imperative – Roots of Progress Institute

Progress is real and important, but it is not automatic or inevitable. We must understand its causes, so that we can protect them and reinforce them

Jason CrawfordSep 7, 20197 min read

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Announcing the 2024 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive – Roots of Progress Institute

Launch a blog, get into a regular writing habit, improve your writing, and begin building your audience

Jason CrawfordApr 30, 20243 min read