2 July 2024
Biden’s Brain
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the presidential debate, what it revealed about the president’s cognitive state, and where the Democrats could—and should—go from here.
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Reckoning with China
Robert Wright and New York Times diplomatic correspondent Edward Wong discuss Chinese history, US-China relations, and Edward’s new book, At the Edge of Empire.
Trump Hates Milwaukee
Can Biden win the debate just by stringing two sentences together? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Elon’s Sex Scandals, AI Minds, Meditation, Free Will, and Other Things
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom cover the waterfront.
Confessions of a Black Conservative
Robert Wright and Glenn Loury discuss Glenn’s new memoir, Late Admissions.
The Alien Mind of AI
Robert Wright and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker discuss what AI tells us about the human mind.
Trump’s Conviction, Russia-Ukraine Escalation
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss a busy news week in American politics.
Nikki Haley Sells Out. Again.
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss Nikki Haley’s very predictable announcement of support for Donald Trump.
GPT-4o: harbinger of the Metaverse?
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the latest LLM offering from OpenAI.
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Brave New AI World
Robert Wright and Jeffrey Ladish, Executive Director of Palisade Research, discuss superintelligence, US-China rivalry, and the perils of AI acceleration.
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Presidential Debate Preview
Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024.
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AI, Techno-optimism, and Cosmic Purpose
Robert Wright and techno-visionary Kevin Kelly discuss our technological trajectory—and how to grapple with it. Plus: the AI boom vs AI doom, the noosphere, what the universe is for, and more.
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A Trump 2.0 Foreign Policy
Robert Wright and Kelley Vlahos, host of the Trip the Beltway Fantastic podcast, discuss the impact on world affairs of a Trump victory in November.
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Is Trump worse than Biden on Gaza?
Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner debate.
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What you can and can’t say about Israel and Palestine after October 7
