esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitable

@faun

I want to know more about the experiment that the host talks about where they randomized the “early adoptor” group in a music community and found that this caused the community as a whole to end up favoring completely different music (but cbf finding a link. Someone keep an ear out and try to track it down and post a link here)

esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitable

esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitable

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esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitableplus-square

esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitableplus-square

096 - Progress

The Radio

esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitable

esteemed historian and author Ada Palmer talks about Progress, the sense in which it's even a real thing, and whether it's inevitable