China + AI = Military advantage?
How advanced is China's AI ecosystem and how much of it has military applicability? For a Department of Defense perspective, former DOD staffer and current CSIS fellow Greg Allen talks us through AI t...
22 Sep 20221h 4min
Why won't China get vaccinated?
Why aren't elderly people in China getting vaccinated? To talk all things vaccine from the early days of the PRC to Covid-19, this episode's guest is Cambridge University associate professor in global...
15 Sep 20221h 10min
Paul Kennedy's Jonathan Spence Memories
Prepare a nice cup of tea and put your feet up for a special episode of stories and anecdotes about the late American historian and Sinologist Jonathan Spence, as told by his friend and colleague Paul...
8 Sep 202252min
AI and the Future of War
AI safety is having a moment. To discuss why AI safety matters for national security, today I have on Paul Scharre (@Paul_scharre). He’s the Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS. He previous...
4 Sep 202259min
Industrial Policy for Biotech?
Does America need an industrial policy to compete in biotech? Today I'm joined by two guests, Ryan Fedasiuk (@RyanFedasiuk) and Gigi Gronvall (@ggronvall). Ryan is a fellow currently on leave from Geo...
28 Aug 202250min
Moneyball and US State Department
Wouldn't it be nice to have a world where important policy decisions were decided based on evidence and data rather than narratives and turf battles? Dan Spokojny thought so too, and that's why he's t...
22 Aug 20221h 38min
The Science of the "Chips + Science Bill"
On Aug 9th Biden signed the Chips + Science Act into law. What’s it gunna do for science? Joining us today is Tim Clancy, founder of Arch Street consulting and former COngressional staffer and NSF o...
16 Aug 20221h 7min
CHIPS Act + The Future of Microelectronics
I HAVE A NEWSLETTER! Subscribe to it at https://www.chinatalk.media/ A few weeks back, Congress actually did something, passing the Chips and Science Act. Most of you have probably heard of the billio...
13 Aug 20221h 23min
