Backstory: Jared Rubin on Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress Before the Industrial Revolution

Join Riccardo as he talks with Jared Rubin about the backstory of his paper, "Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis." The discussion explores various topics, including the innovative tools used for textual analysis of numerous archival books, the inspiration behind his research, and advice for young researchers. Truly inspiring! Don't miss out. Here’s a link to the working paper, co-authored with Ali Almelhem, Murat Iyigun, and Austin Kennedy: [https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/393/]