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Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy.
27 NOV 2023 · Marian Tupy (@Marian_L_Tupy) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his book Superabundance, innovation, doomerism, and much more. Some highlights:
- Do we already live in an Age of Superabundance?
- Are the values of the Enlightenment getting stronger or weaker?
- Why do we still have so many dormers?
- Why is doomerism seemingly so embraced by elites?
- The power of Malthusian ideas
- Is underpopulation an existential risk?
- Can technology save us from underpopulation?
- What causes resource curses?
- Will we have civilizational collapses in our lifetime?
- How fragile is the world today?
- Are we actually in a Great Stagnation?
- The usefulness of Time Prices
- Should we pause AI?
- Which countries is Marian bullish/bearish on?
17 OCT 2023 · Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital (@bznotes) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss Tech, Defense, Policy, and everything in-between. Some highlights:
- What Bilal looks for in a founder as a Lux GP
- What makes a great DefenseTech founder?
- How does DoD view Silicon Valley?
- Is DefenseTech in a bubble?
- Immigrant Founders in the Tech Ecosystem
- Tech’s Responsibility to Society
- Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about the world right now?
- Is AI headed towards regulatory capture?
- How Media isn’t actually against Tech
- Bilal’s Request for Startups
19 JUN 2023 · Byrne Hobart (@byrnehobart) and Tobias Huber (@TobiasAHuber) join Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence. They cover:
- Is AI going to kill us? Is AI going to take all of our jobs and cause massive inequality? Is it going to destroy truth?
- Is it better to be a tech incumbent or a startup right now?
- Is the future of software one-time-use?
- What are the consequences of negative mainstream media coverage of AI?
- Will model interpretability increase or decrease over time?
- Will AI be subject to regulatory capture? Will it be over regulated?
- What would the civilizational consequences of an AI ban be?
- What are the realistic trade offs of AI? What turmoil will it cause?
- How should DC approach regulating AI?
- What is the optimistic vision for AI?
- Is China ahead or behind the US in AI progress?
- How should people prepare themselves for AI?
11 APR 2023 · Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures (@RagingVentures) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his prediction of SVB's collapse and his views on the state of the world. Some highlights:
- How Did Bill Predict SVB’s Collapse?
- His Other Bets and What Happens Next?
- Who Is at Fault for SVB’s Collapse? SVB? The Fed? VCs?
- The Impact of Passive Investing and Woke Capital on the Investment Landscape
- What Are the Lessons for Entrepreneurs and Regulators?
- Should Depositors Lose Their Money?
- Are We Learning Our Lessons from Crises?
- Should the Fed Continue Rate Hikes?
- How Should We Invest in the Current Climate? What’s Safe?
- Growing Tensions with China
- What Would Bill Do If He Was Starting His Career out Today?"
28 NOV 2022 · Michael Gibson (@William_Blake) of 1517 Fund joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his new book, “Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University.” They discuss:
- What is the Paper Belt, and Why Should We Light it on Fire?
- The Modern Indulgences of the University System
- What are Alternatives to the College Degree?
- What Can We Learn from the Success of the Thiel Fellowship?
- Which Countries Can America Learn from on Education?
- The Lost Culture of Progress, and How We’ve Given up on Solving Problems
- The Decline of San Francisco
- Is China More Innovative than the US?
- What is America’s Next Frontier?
- Why Doesn’t America Respect Builders Anymore?
You can buy a copy of Michael's new book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paper-belt-on-fire-michael-gibson/1141459334
18 OCT 2022 · Eli Dourado (@elidourado) and Austin Vernon (@vernon3austin) join Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss their recent paper, Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future. Other topics discussed:
- How Energy Superabundance can Lead us from a Carbon Surplus to a Carbon Shortage
- How did a Scarcity Mindset Take Root in America?
- The Policies that we Need for a Prosperous Century
- The Future of Nuclear Energy
- Building More Rather than Less to Solve Climate Change
- Will China Reach Superabundance Before America?
- How we can Improve Utilities and the American Power Grid
- Is the Government Getting Better or Worse at Funding Innovation?
- How Painful will the Next Decade be?
- How do we Improve Supply Chain Resilience?
- Eli and Austin’s Request for Startups
- What does a World with Superabundance Look Like?
You can read their paper here: https://www.thecgo.org/research/energy-superabundance/
15 SEP 2022 · Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), co-founder of Ethereum, joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of crypto and technology. Topics discussed:
- How is crypto starting to influence mainstream culture and corporations?
- Is crypto positive or negative for nation states?
- How much of crypto is innovation versus regulatory arbitrage?
- Should we be reforming existing institutions to adopt crypto, or forming new ones?
- How is exit possible in 2022? What role could DAOs play?
- Vitalik’s thoughts on the War in Ukraine
- Vitalik’s thoughts on San Francisco after COVID
- Is the world becoming more centralized or decentralized?
- Is civilizational collapse in the next 50 years likely?
- Vitalik’s request for startups
- Vitalik’s thoughts on the future of cities
24 APR 2022
22 JAN 2021 · Eric Cline (@digkabri) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss 1177 B.C. and the late Bronze Age.
22 JAN 2021 · Ole Jacob Madsen joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his book "The Therapeutic Turn" and the rise of therapy culture.
Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy.
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