Ep 27: Andrew Yang on the New Politics America Needs
Andrew Yang supports some game-changing ideas, such as UBI and taxing robots, and they're rooted in a radical vision of what America's politics should be. Yang joins Vasant Dhar in episode 27 of Brave...
9 Des 202149min
Ep 26: Anna Lembke on Beating Dopamine
Are you addicted? You may be a slave to dopamine without realising it, whether in the substances you put into your body or the behaviors you adopt. Anna Lembke, author of Dopamine Nation, joins Vasant...
25 Nov 202156min
Ep 25: John McWhorter on the Religion of Wokeism
There is a new religion in town. It has the best intentions, but it may harm those it claims to help. John McWhorter joins Vasant Dhar in episode 25 of Brave New World to talk about his book Woke Raci...
11 Nov 202148min
Ep 24: Solon Barocas on Removing Bias From Machines
Machine Learning can improve decision making in a big way -- but it can also reproduce human biases and discrimination. Solon Barocas joins Vasant Dhar in episode 24 of Brave New World to discuss the ...
28 Okt 202157min
Ep 23: Terry Odean on How to Think about Investing
How do we pick the stocks we buy? What drives us to sell? How does new technology impact our attention and behavior? Terrance Odean joins Vasant Dhar in episode 23 of Brave New World to share his lear...
14 Okt 202157min
Ep 22: Dina Srinivasan on the Dangers of Big Tech
Google and Facebook have an outrageous amount of market power, and that's dangerous for society. Dina Srinivasan joins Vasant Dhar in episode 22 of Brave New World to discuss the dangers, and how we c...
30 Sep 202155min
Ep 21: Daniel Kahneman on How Noise Hampers Judgement
We overestimate our skill at decision making. We're pretty bad, and bias isn't the only reason. Daniel Kahneman joins Vasant Dhar in episode 21 of Brave New World to shed light on the problem of Noise...
16 Sep 202154min
Ep 20: Stuart Russell on The Existential Risk of AI
It is a matter of time before machines outstrip humans in most capabilities. How can we possibly stop a more intelligent entity from taking control? Stuart Russell joins Vasant Dhar in episode 20 of B...
2 Sep 20211h 16min
