11 September 2024
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.
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How Israel helped spawn Hezbollah
Robert Wright and Harvard political scientist Stephen Walt 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.
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.
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.
Harris Picks Tim Walz for Veep
Did Harris make the right VP pick? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss.
Who Will Kamala Harris Pick for VP? Shapiro or Kelly??
Who should be Kamala’s VP? Is Shapiro too controversial? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Life in an AI Utopia
Robert Wright and philosopher Nick Bostrom discuss Nick’s new book, Deep Utopia, which envisions a future where AI goes right. Plus: AI doomer history, pleasure vs meaning, the promise and perils of virtual reality, and more.
The DMZ
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.
The DMZ
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.
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.
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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.
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Middle East on the Brink
Robert Wright and regional expert Josh Landis discuss Israel’s recent assassinations and the wider war that may ensue.
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A Debate on Cold War II
