The Students

Jonathan Blow and Wolf Tivy discuss the explosion of complexity in software, why today's AI can't produce better code than people, and what the world would look like if it could.

Mike Solana and Wolf Tivy cover the origins of Pirate Wires; how graft works in California; and what to expect from Woke 2.

Samo Burja covers the future of mass migration—why special interests can implement mass migrations even in nations which haven't yet done so, and what the ongoing wave of mass migrations will do to the world's demographics.

Christine Peterson covers her experience mentoring — how to boost the people working towards your shared goals, how to learn from a mentor, how to show potential mentors you're worth their investment, and more.

Samo Burja and Wolf Tivy cover the political economy of AI: How AIs will reshape bureaucracies, how some governments will rely on AI labs like petrostates rely on oil, and how AI apocalypticism will struggle against careerism.

One fine San Francisco evening, we got together as many of our channel's guests as we could, and invited them to give brief talks.

One fine San Francisco evening, we got together as many of our channel's guests as we could, and invited them to give brief talks.

Jason Crawford and Ben Landau-Taylor cover the Industrial Revolution, the acceleration of technology, and how our increasing awareness of technological progress as a historical force has altered society.

Danielle Fong and Ben Landau-Taylor talk about invention—how new technology depends on specific individuals, successfully not burning down the science shed while doing the early experiments, taking advantage of AI energy demand, and more.

Duncan Umphrey and Ben Landau-Taylor cover the power of book clubs, how and why you should start your own, and how new ideologies develop from these seeds.