Roots of Progress Fellows are studying advances in science, technology, industry, and the economy to contribute to a philosophy of progress that will allow us to keep human progress going, or even accelerate it. Join this salon series to hear about their progress-oriented focus and fellowship project.
How does human progress happen? In order to make progress, we must believe that it is possible and desirable. The Roots of Progress is working toward the big picture – a philosophy of progress – while funding entrepreneurial individuals to work through focused areas: from biotech to construction to water policy to healthcare and more.
The Roots of Progress Fellowship is a career accelerator program to empower intellectual entrepreneurs for progress. Over the course of their fellowship, they grow toward being able to sustain themselves as full-time progress intellectuals and write a book or create an equivalent, thematically unified body of work bringing progress studies to a general audience.
Through this series, Roots of Progress Fellows will introduce some of their big ideas, while also joining a platform to continue their public studies. Join us for highlights from some of the more promising intellectuals building a flourishing progress movement.
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| 1 | May 3, 2024 | Insurance and Other Fearsome Beasts: Understanding the Myths and Methods of Health Insurance Insurance is vital to accessing modern medical care, but why is it so complex? In this salon, Tina Marsh Dalton will examine how we got here: why insurance first emerged, its (true) core purpose, and how it has evolved. |
| 2 | June 4, 2024 | The Significance of Blockbusters in the Pharmaceutical Industry Join Alex Telford on topics of health and blockbuster drugs. |
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