For the community, it resulted in built progress and a physical architectural solution for the whole town, and evidence that youth is a source of such progress.

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It's an assertion that's backed up by academic research highlighting the importance of physical proximity in driving scientific progress.

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Here, then--though oversimplified for the sake of an 800-word column--is the trend of the last 30 years: Progress in big physical things has slowed down.

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For those that argue that the playoff system puts student-athletes at physical risks or impedes their academic progress because of increased playing time, this plan only adds 1 more game for 4 teams and 2 games for the national finalists.

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Question: Why has the quantum realm of computers, the Internet and biotechnology evolved so fast during the last 30 years, while progress in the big physical world of farms, buildings, ships, cars, trucks and airplanes has slowed compared with that made in the first half of the 20th century?

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Some people tend to read such physical cues as a sign of a good workout or progress, whereas many sedentary people just find them uncomfortable or painful, say researchers.

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Moreover, he assumes that the rate of progress can be extrapolated from previous trends, without considering signficiant physical or economic limitations.

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