John Arnold on Trading, Energy, and Evidence-Based Philanthropy
John Arnold built his fortune in energy trading by surrounding himself with smart people, maintaining emotional detachment, sensing market imbalances through first-principles analysis, and focusing wi...
4 Juni 20251h 4min
Theodore Schwartz on Neurosurgery, Consciousness, and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Get tickets to the CWT live show at 92NY with David Brooks! Theodore Schwartz stands at the pinnacle of neurosurgical expertise. With over 500 published articles, 200 pieces of commentary, and 5 paten...
21 Maj 202557min
Jack Clark on AI's Uneven Impact
Few understand both the promise and limitations of artificial general intelligence better than Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic. With a background in journalism and the humanities that sets him apa...
7 Maj 20251h 2min
Kenneth Rogoff on Monetary Moves, Fiscal Gambits, and Classical Chess
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff approaches global finance with the same strategic foresight that made him a chess grandmaster. Author of the new book Our Dollar, Your Problem, Rogoff doesn't sugarcoa...
30 Apr 20251h
Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet
Chris Dixon believes we're at a pivotal inflection point in the internet's evolution. As a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of Read Write Own, Chris believes the current internet, dom...
23 Apr 20251h 2min
Ian Leslie on McCartney, Lennon, and the Greatest Creative Partnership of All Time
It's Beatles day! In this deep dive into one of music's most legendary partnerships, Ian Leslie and Tyler unpack the complex relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Leslie, whose book Joh...
16 Apr 202559min
Jennifer Pahlka on Reforming Government
Jennifer Pahlka believes America's bureaucratic dysfunction is deeply rooted in outdated processes and misaligned incentives. As the founder of Code for America and co-founder of the United States Dig...
9 Apr 202554min
Sheilagh Ogilvie on Epidemics, Guilds, and the Persistence of Bad Institutions
Sheilagh Ogilvie has spent decades examining the institutional structures that shaped European economic history, challenging conventional wisdom about everything from guilds to marriage patterns. In h...
2 Apr 202559min
