
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc 251. Combining Science and Technology for Growth feat. Joel Mokyr
Feb 24, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
What Is Driving Technological Change?
02:02 • 3min
The Baconian Program Is the Idea of Harnessing Science
05:16 • 3min
What Is the Difference Between Omega Knowledge and Lambda Knowledge?
08:04 • 6min
The Importance of Vaccination
13:37 • 3min
The Relationship Between Science and Technology
16:22 • 4min
Evolution of Knowledge Is More Lamarcky Than Darwinian
20:11 • 5min
Is There a Trend in Political Institutional Change?
24:47 • 2min
Are We Social Engineers?
27:05 • 3min
The Evidence for Institutional Progress Is Very Minimal
30:33 • 4min
Is England the Place Where the Industrial Revolution Takes Place?
34:45 • 4min
How Can Britain Hand These Highly Trained Mechanics and the Other Countries Did Not?
38:54 • 4min
What's the Problem With the Industrial Revolution?
43:04 • 2min
Is Britain Better at Making Deals or Is It Just That the Vested Interests Had Less Capacity to Stall Things?
44:52 • 6min
Is There a Right Mix in Economic History?
50:30 • 5min
The Importance of Culture in Economic History
55:42 • 4min
Is There a Culture of Growth?
01:00:03 • 3min
