The false promises of the AI industry | Ilyaz Nasrullah
Interview with Ilyaz Nasrullah (computer scientist & columnist) about his new book. The book in Dutch can be found here: https://www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/dit-is-ai/Research mentioned in the conversatio...
15 Loka 1h 17min
What's really behind Korea's massive defense export boom | HB Hong
In just a couple of years, South Korea turned from one of the world's largest defense importers to exports. In this interview, Korean expert HG Hong (Platoon Magazine) explains why.
8 Loka 43min
Are monopolies really taking over the economy? | Brian Albrecht
Big Tech has never been bigger. Google, Amazon and Metaserve more customers and earn bigger profits every year, and AI companies are claiming a growing share of the stock market. For many, that's a wa...
1 Loka 1h 5min
How governments can increase fertility rates | Lyman Stone
Why have fertility rates collapsed in the past decades? Is there anything governments can do to reverse this situation? In this episode, we review the leading explanations for long-run demographic cha...
24 Syys 50min
Economist defends rent controls | prof. Frank Braconi
Frank Braconi is one of the few economists willing to argue that rent control, properly designed, can work. But what does "properly designed" mean? When should it be used, where, and how? We discuss S...
17 Syys 59min
What Chinese rule will actually look like | Dr. Dave Kang
As China's star rises, people like Ray Dalio think we may see the emergence of a new tribute system. In this podcast, I discuss with tribute system expert Dr. Dave Kang what the tribute system actuall...
10 Syys 47min
What over 100 studies reveal about rent controls? | Prof. Konstantin Kholodilin
What does sixty years of evidence actually say about rent control? Konstantin Kholodilin (DIW Berlin) read 112 empirical studies to find out. We go through the results.
27 Elo 46min
