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

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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.