Desire is social, contagious, and malleable. Why do we unconsciously imitate the desires of others—and how do our "mimetic desires" shape our values and affect the way we live? Luke Burgis, author of Wanting, suggests that interrogating the source of your desires can help you achieve more and lead instead of follow. Luke and Andrew talk about seeking out alternate models of desire outside your immediate bubble, the relationship between desire and entrepreneurship, and how to break free of mimetic desire.
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Over the last 20 years, over 2000 local newspapers have shut down, leading to a 65% drop in the number of journalists and a sharp increase in political polarization. Steven Waldman founded Rebuild Local News, a non-profit coalition of over 3000 local newspapers, to combat this decline and advocate for local journalism. How did the rise of Craigslist kill the local newspaper? What can local papers learn from public libraries? And is it time to completely rethink the role of news in our society? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9H7aqbXi4n4

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Ghost Newspapers, News as a Civic Good, and Rebuilding Trust in Journalism

Carly Reilly sat down with Andrew at the 2024 Hudson Valley Ideas Festival for a wide-ranging conversation on Universal Basic Income and alleviating poverty, political reform, and AI. How did an Onion article inspire his efforts to push for UBI? Did COVID stimulus checks really cause inflation? What did Andrew get wrong on AI, if anything? And at heart, is Andrew an optimist or a pessimist? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AkDMmrc9nW4

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Andrew Yang on the path to UBI, the explosion of AI, and optimism for the future

If you're a Democratic candidate in the U.S., you use Democratic software; if you're Republican, you use Republican software. But what if you're independent? You're out of luck, locked out of both the technology and the voter data required to run a competitive campaign. Farhad Mohit founded and ran Flipagram, now better known as TikTok. After Flipagram's acquisition, Farhad felt like he had the necessary experience to challenge the walled garden of political tech, starting a suite of tools for independents known as Good Party. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GO9hszWKT4o

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Political software is a walled garden. Can anyone break through?

Andrew and Zach go behind the scenes and reveal how a TED talk comes together - from the writing and revision process to the weeklong conference itself. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K_XtG0rw8B0
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In one survey, 47% of Americans said they would take Ozempic or similar drugs, which promise to help people lose 5-24% of their bodyweight — but what's the catch? After Johann Hari began taking Ozempic in 2023, he began investigating how Ozempic affects brain chemistry, the causes of obesity in the western world, and the risks of weight-loss drugs compared to those of obesity. Johann also shares some unexpected secondary consequences of the rise of this new class of weight-loss drugs.
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