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What Should Colleges Do about ChatGPT?
Season 1 Episode 54
Nate and Maria revisit their conclave predictions, and discuss Maria’s recent win in Monte Carlo. Then the talk about college students’ rampant use of ChatGPT to cheat on assignments, and how college…
Published on 4 months ago
Life After Poker (with Vanessa Selbst)
Season 1 Episode 53
Nate and Maria interview former professional poker player Vanessa Selbst—the only woman ever to reach the number one ranking on the Global Poker Index. They discuss her experiences playing poker and …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Conclave, Sinners, and Negotiation Tips
Season 1 Episode 52
The next pope will be chosen through a ritualized process involving secret ballots, smoke signals, and a lock-in at the Sistine Chapel. Nate and Maria talk about how the papal conclave works, and wha…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Right (And Wrong) Ways to Fight Trump
Season 1 Episode 51
This week, Nate and Maria talk about the Trump administration’s deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia without due process. The stakes are high–but immigration is a stronger issue for Trump in the court…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
China’s Race to Dominate: Listen to Global Tech Wars
Season 1
Here’s a preview of a new audiobook, Global Tech Wars: China’s Race to Dominate. For decades, China’s economic rise has been symbolized by its unstoppable force of low-cost manufacturing. Now, it’s t…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Will AI Radically Change the World by 2027?
Season 1 Episode 50
This week, Nate and Maria discuss AI 2027, a new report from the AI Futures Project that lays out some pretty doom-y scenarios for our near-term AI future. They talk about how likely humans are to be…
Published on 5 months ago
Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs
Season 1 Episode 49
Nate and Maria discuss Trump’s latest round of tariffs. What is the strategy here, if any? What should other decision-makers – like Elon Musk or the United States’ Congress – do to intervene? And how…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
The Ivy League Bows to Trump, Plus Protecting Your Genetic Data and Your Time
Season 1 Episode 48
This week – after a quick check in on their March Madness brackets – Nate and Maria discuss Trump’s showdown with the Ivy League. Should schools like Harvard and Columbia do more to stand up to the P…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Group Chat Protocols, Bracket Updates, and thoughts on the WNBA
Season 1 Episode 47
This week, Nate and Maria discuss The Atlantic’s bombshell report about how its top editor was added to a national security group chat, and get into why the most major security risk is never technolo…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
March Madness Bracket Extravaganza
Season 1 Episode 46
This week, Nate and Maria talk college basketball. Nate explains how he made his recently-released March Madness model. Then, they compare their tournament brackets. Maria gets some help from Sacrame…
Published on 6 months ago