The 1970s stagnation can be dated to a specific cultural turning point: progress effectively stopped when the moon landing of July 1969 was followed three weeks later by Woodstock, marking the moment 'the hippies won' and Baconian science ended at Los Alamos.
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“we landed on the moon in July of 1969. Woodstock started three weeks later. And with the benefit of hindsight, that's when progress stopped and the hippies won.”
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A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat— Interesting Times with Ross DouthatCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:27 PM
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