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The Overpopulation Panic Dates Back to Odysseus’s Time
The Trojan War was, according to one ancient account, a population-control measure by Zeus.
Published on Past Imperfect • 
Doomslayer: Progress Roundup
More go to college in India, global health workforce triples, new prize for academic bravery, and more.
 • Malcolm Cochran
Growth vs. Redistribution in the Fight Against Poverty
Kevin Corinth joins Chelsea Follett to discuss the causes of America’s long-term progress against poverty.
 • Chelsea Olivia Follett
51:50
From Stone Tablets to Solid-State Drives
Civilization has advanced by learning to preserve more knowledge with less matter.
 • J.K. Lundblad
Doomslayer: Progress Roundup
Pig kidneys, falling global murders, AI-assisted brain surgery, and more.
 • Malcolm Cochran
Should We Accept Degrowth as a Serious Academic Concept?
Degrowth is less a practical economic program than a rhetorical vehicle for redistribution.
 • Mark Koyama
Dr. Steve Davies Joins the Human Progress Advisory Board
Davies has spent over four decades researching, writing, and teaching economic history.
 • Human Progress
Autonomous Vehicles as the Next General-Purpose Technology
Vehicle autonomy is likely to be the first mass application where AI becomes physical.
 • Nathan Smith

August 2026

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