Can Donors Save Science?
Renaissance Philanthropy — in my opinion, the most exciting S&T philanthropic venture in the US — is getting a one-year check-in. Kumar Garg first appeared on the show right before I went on paternity...
12 Juni 20251h 17min
Josh Wolfe on Elon v. Trump, R&D, Immigration
Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital joins ChinaTalk to talk: Elon, Trump and the tech right The future of the R&D base and importance of immigrants Why short videos aren't terrible after all? Phila...
7 Juni 20251h 13min
Dylan, Doug, Jon on AI Mandate of Heaven + Ezra Beef
Two weeks in a row what has gotten into us. Jordan tries to save the NSF and immigrant visas with an AI researcher letter Our quarterly AI mandate of heaven update (there's been alot of movemen...
4 Juni 202550min
Doug, Dylan and Jon on Nvidia + Saudi/UAE
Dylan bonds with Nvidia's CFO and I try to keep the GPUs in actual democracies. Outtro Music: FaceTime, Karencici, 2018. https://open.spotify.com/track/2PNDZp0ultOJrQL4AVENPO?si=46cdf72cdffb40a3 Lear...
29 Maj 202533min
MAGA-Mao Connections with Orville Schell
What can Mao Zedong teach us about Donald Trump? To find out, ChinaTalk interviewed the legendary sinologist Orville Schell, who visited China during the Cultural Revolution and is currently at the A...
23 Maj 20251h 18min
The AI Attention War
Just how weird will the AI-powered future be? To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Nathan Lambert, who writes the Interconnects newsletter and researches AI at the Allen Institute. We get into… W...
16 Maj 20251h 1min
Why the US Needs a Department of Competitiveness
What does the future of industrial policy in America look like, and what state capacity investments are needed to get there? How does China factor into the future of the U.S. semiconductor industry? A...
14 Maj 20251h 1min
Ezra, Derek, and Dan Wang on Abundance and China
Does anybody really understand China? Could America pursue an abundance agenda without the threat of the PRC? Can podcasters change the world? To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Ezra Klein and Derek ...
10 Maj 20251h 9min
