A $1.7 Million Toilet and Liberalism's Failure to Build
There is so much we need to build right now. The housing crunch has spread across the country; by one estimate, we’re a few million units short. And we also need a huge build-out of renewable energy i...
16 Apr 202449min
What if Dario Amodei Is Right About A.I.?
Back in 2018, Dario Amodei worked at OpenAI. And looking at one of its first A.I. models, he wondered: What would happen as you fed an artificial intelligence more and more data?He and his colleagues ...
12 Apr 20241h 32min
Will A.I. Break the Internet? Or Save It?
The internet is in decay. Do a Google search, and there are so many websites now filled with slapdash content contorted just to rank highly in the algorithm. Facebook, YouTube, X and TikTok all used t...
5 Apr 20241h 25min
How Should I Be Using A.I. Right Now?
There’s something of a paradox that has defined my experience with artificial intelligence in this particular moment. It’s clear we’re witnessing the advent of a wildly powerful technology, one that c...
2 Apr 20241h 14min
The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’
Donald Trump can seem like a political anomaly. You sometimes hear people describe his connection with his base in quasi-mystical terms. But really, Trump is an example of an archetype — the right-win...
29 Mar 20241h 18min
Matter of Opinion: Paul Krugman on Inflation, ‘Bad Vibes’ and 2024
We’ll be back on Friday with a new episode. In the meantime, we wanted to share one of our favorite recent episodes from our sister podcast, “Matter of Opinion.”Why does the economy look so good to ec...
26 Mar 202436min
The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals
American policy is uniquely hostile to families. Other wealthy countries guarantee paid parental leave and sick days and heavily subsidize early childhood care — to the tune of about $14,000 per year ...
22 Mar 20241h 6min
Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why?
For a long time, the story about the world’s population was that it was growing too quickly. There were going to be too many humans, not enough resources, and that spelled disaster. But now the script...
19 Mar 20241h
