Leigh Phillips
Science writer and contributing editor with expertise in technology and geology; joins as a guest/contributing editor to discuss technological progress and David Graeber's essay.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 29min
/539/ Reading Club: Where's Our Flying Cars?
Leigh Phillips, science writer and editor specializing in technology and geology, joins to interrogate why the future looked different. They debate Graeber’s claim of slowed technical progress. Short takes cover transport plateaus, the role of states and war, whether software and biotech count as real progress, and what this means for political choices.
