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Jason Crawford — The Roots of Progress (EP.162)

Infinite Loops

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The Problems of Progress

CNN's John Sutter is working on a book about the role of progress. He says we need to think more in advance when it comes to new technologies. There are health hazards and safety concerns with almost every technology, he says. We can't go back to "naive optimism" from the 19th century,Sutter says. The world has gotten so much better because people have let free people try things out.

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