# Ada Palmer

Historical contingency and institutions offer a complement to deterministic technological narratives.

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## Sources

- [Ada Palmer](https://www.exurbe.com/): Historical contingency and institutions offer a complement to deterministic technological narratives.

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- [https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ada-palmer-2](https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ada-palmer-2)
- [https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ada-palmer](https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ada-palmer)
- [https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/michael-nielsen](https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/michael-nielsen)
- [https://www.exurbe.com/how-is-inventing-the-renaissance-an-sff-related-work/](https://www.exurbe.com/how-is-inventing-the-renaissance-an-sff-related-work/)
- [https://www.exurbe.com/](https://www.exurbe.com/)

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