17 December 2025
|
Share this video: |
|
 |
|
Or choose a specific part to share: |
|
Start at:   |
|
|
|
|
Embed this video, or the specific part you've chosen, on your site:
Walter Frick (BostInno) and Derek Thompson (The Atlantic)
In the wake of Facebook’s public offering, Walter and Derek talk about startups. Is overinvestment in social media harming potentially more fruitful endeavors? They lay out what government must do to foster innovation. Derek makes the case that, despite high costs, a college education is still worth it. Walter and Derek discuss the pros and cons of “crowdfunding,” where a new company raises money through many small investors. Finally, they try to figure out why Facebook’s stock didn’t pop.
Play entire videoFollow:
Walter Frick
Derek Thompson
Walter Frick
Derek Thompson
Recorded:May 21
Posted:May 22, 2012
Download:
Bloggingheads.tv | May 22, 2012 | Walter Frick & Derek Thompson
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Elon, Trump, Fuentes: Bad Men or Trolls or Both?
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the Brown shooting and Rob Reiner’s murder—and how Musk and Trump responded to them. Plus: Susie Wiles gone wild, Morgan/Fuentes, the Oliver Sacks revelations, and more.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Venezuela, China, and Trump’s Incoherence
American Prestige podcast hosts Danny Bessner and Derek Davison join Robert Wright in trying to make sense of the second Trump administration’s foreign policy, one year in.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
The Hard Truth about Peace in Ukraine
Robert Wright and Nikita Petrov discuss the state of Russia-Ukraine—including the latest on peace negotiations and whether Trump’s bargaining strategy is working; the military and economic realities; Zelensky’s corruption scandal and political future; what the Blob is “thinking”; and more.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
The Life and Legacy of William F. Buckley
Robert Wright talks with Sam Tanenhaus, author of a sweeping new biography of Buckley, about the conservative icon’s influence and impact, from moving the GOP rightward to foreshadowing the age of Trump and Tucker Carlson.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
China Hawks in Retreat?
In conversation with Robert Wright, Kaiser Kuo, host of the Sinica Podcast, argues that China hawkism has waned and assesses the causes and consequences.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Larry Summers, Jeffrey Epstein, and Other Elite Malefactors
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the latest Epstein developments—including the Steve Bannon and Larry Summers revelations, whether MAGA can survive the fallout, and more!
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Will One AI Rule Us All?
Robert Wright and Alex Komoroske, co-founder and CEO of Common Tools, discuss OpenAI’s business model and Alex’s plan to save us from its implications.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Is Reality Falling Apart?
Robert Wright and Nikita Petrov discuss Trump 2.0, Peter Thiel, Russia-Ukraine, Covid, “inner emigration,” deepfakes, and other ways disorder has become the new normal.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Pax Americana?
View these comments on a non-video page
View these comments on a non-video page