The Origins of Efficiency (Chapter 8, 9, 10, & Conclusion), by Brian Potter

Required Reading: The Origins of Efficiency by Brian Potter (Amazon \- print\, kindle\, or audible; Bookshop; Barnes & Noble) When & where: Discussion will be at 6:30PM on Wednesday July 15th - we meet at Vintage Wine Bar & Bookstore (google) - 1101 E 11th St - typically upstairs. Who should join? We welcome curious minds interested in progress, humanism, and agency—whether you’re deeply invested or just exploring. No prior engagement with progress studies or the broader community is necessary. Expect a range of viewpoints and constructive, thoughtful dialogue. Image: The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes) by Adolph Menzel, oil on canvas, painted between 1872 and 1875, public domain, via wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eisenwalzwerk_(Moderne_Cyklopen)_-Adolf_Friedrich_Erdmann_von_Menzel(Alte_Nationalgalerie).jpg