20 September 2024
Israel-Hamas, Year One
Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner assess the Gaza war, 348 days after 10/7: Biden's role, Saudi-Israel relations, the state of the two-state solution, the pager attacks in Lebanon, and more.
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The Trump-Kamala Debate
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the presidential debate—the biggest moments, who won, and whether it will matter.
Zelensky’s Gambits, Putin’s Game Plan
Robert Wright and Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute discuss the Kursk invasion, Zelensky’s cabinet shakeup, and how Russian elites see the war ending.
Trump Scaremongers War (But What’s The Truth?)
Trump says Biden and Harris are warmongers. But do the facts bear that out? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss.
RFK, Jr., Endorses Trump
Is Trump further wrecking the GOP brand by embracing RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss.
Instantly Checkable Predictions
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom, recording weeks before airtime, prognosticate on the presidential race, analyze J.D. Vance memes, and discuss ways reality can get weird.
Client States Gone Wild
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.
Understanding AI “Understanding”
Robert Wright and Nathan Labenz, host of the Cognitive Revolution podcast, explore the question of how AI “minds” work. Plus: the open source paradox, human vs AI representations of the world, (re)assessing AI risk, and more.
The case against lab leak
Peter Miller, winner of the Rootclaim debate on the origins of Covid-19, gives Robert Wright his argument for why zoonotic transfer is a better theory than lab leak.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
A New Kind of Artificial Intelligence
Robert Wright and Timothy B. Lee, author of the Understanding AI newsletter, discuss OpenAI’s latest release: What’s with the name? How does it work? Is it worth the hype? And does it bring us closer to doom?
The DMZ
Kamala Set 3 Traps in the Debate
Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher dissect the Kamala-Trump presidential debate.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
How Israel helped spawn Hezbollah
Robert Wright and Harvard political scientist Stephen Walt discuss.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Is John Mearsheimer’s theory too simple?
Robert Wright and Emma Ashford, author of a forthcoming book on US grand strategy, discuss Israel’s war, Russia’s war, and realism in foreign policy.
The DMZ
Kamala Could Win BIG
Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden are speaking at the Democratic convention? Is that too much of the past? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss.
The DMZ
Harris Picks Tim Walz for Veep
