Progress Accumulation by Grant Mulligan

Grant Mulligan on Absurdism, Wildlife Biology, and Positive-Sum Environmentalism

"Zero-sum thinking says if we let anything get built, we've lost nature for good. Positive-sum thinking lets human ingenuity and nature's resilience…

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May 2025

Reflections on the Roots of Progress Institute Fellowship

Progress Studies is a meta-discipline for raising humanity’s ambition

May 16 • 

Grant Mulligan

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Agricultural Progress

Modern agriculture is one of humanity’s greatest achievements — and where progress is still needed most

May 2 • 

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October 2024

Book Review: Not the End of the World

Optimism is warranted

Oct 16, 2024 • 

Grant Mulligan

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September 2024

The Case for Positive-Sum Environmentalism

Zero-sum environmentalism isn't working; we need a new approach

Sep 4, 2024 • 

Grant Mulligan

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