More People, More Prosperity: The Simon Abundance Index
The Simon Abundance Index 2024 finds Earth’s resources 509% more plentiful than in 1980.
Marian L. Tupy
· 5 min read
Innovation
A collection of 5 posts
Innovation: The Forgotten Factor
Western innovation is the most effective foreign aid programme ever discovered.
Conor McKinley
· 8 min read
Economics is Not a Game of Monopoly
The standard textbook model of monopoly economics only applies to the real world in a narrow range of circumstances.
Saul Zimet
· 7 min read
The Ever-Shrinking Transistor and the Invention of Google
The developments of the search engine and social media follow the usual path of innovation: incremental, gradual, serendipitous, and inexorable; few eureka moments or sudden breakthroughs.
Matt Ridley
· 14 min read
PODCAST 82: Matt Ridley talks about the Coronavirus Pandemic and His New Book How Innovation Works
Science writer Matt Ridley talks to Toby Young about coronavirus, the prospects of finding a vaccine within the next 18 months, and his new book How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy, and the Saving of Time. He recently wrote for Quillette about GM crops.
Quillette
· 1 min read