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Episode 2116: Daniel Porterfield defends the personal and civic value of a college education
Over the last couple of years we’ve had multiple guests questioning the economic and moral value of a college education. But Daniel R. Porterfield, t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2115: Dmitri Alperovitch on how America can beat China in the Second Cold War
Amongst the most bizarro thing about last week’s truly bizarre Presidential debate was how much Biden and Trump were in violent agreement on China. T…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2114: M. Steven Fish on why Trump's dominance-style politics will win in November (didn't anyone tell the Democrats?)
In the wake of Biden’s pathetically dismal performance last week, it’s worth remembering that some progressive thinkers have been warning for months …
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2113: Does Silicon Valley have an AI Bubble Problem? Duh....
Does Silicon Valley have an AI bubble problem? That Was the Week’s Keith Teare, usually the most bullish of tech bulls, acknowledges that Silicon Val…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2112: The Woman Who Mistook A Stranger For Her Husband
Imagine accosting a stranger in a grocery store because you mistook him to be your husband? That was the fate of the Washington Post science reporter…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2111: Tracy O'Neill's Return to South Korea to Discover her Birth Mother
If you liked Davy Chou’s excellent 2022 movie, Return to Seoul, then Tracy O’Neill’s new memoir, Woman of Interest, might be for you. Both movie and …
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2110: John Ganz on his German Jewish ghosts of resistance and exile
The New York City based writer John Ganz appeared on episode 2099 talking about how American cracked up in the Nineties with the rise of neo-Nazis li…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2109: Madhumita Murgia on why we are living in the dark shadow of AI
Whatever one thinks of the creative potential of AI, it’s definitely been great for metaphor makers. Yesterday, we had Shannon Vallor explaining why …
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2108: Shannon Vallor on how to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking
According to Shannon Vallor, a self-styled AI “ethicist”, artificial intelligence is a mirror. When we interact with the latest algorithms from OpenA…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2107: Matt Beane on How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines
We are focusing on the impact of AI this week with interviews featuring Shannon Vallor, Matt Beane and Madhumita Murgia. First up Beane, who teaches …
2 years, 3 months ago