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What Really Happened at OpenAI? (Robert Wright & Timothy B. Lee)
Listen now | 0:05 Bob and Tim seek Substack synergy 2:03 What was the OpenAI drama really about? 14:21 Viewing the drama through a (cynical…
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A Palestinian-American Looks at Gaza (Robert Wright & Omar Baddar)
Listen now | 0:55 Biden’s vexing political calculus on Israel-Palestine 9:45 Israel-Palestine compared to Russia-Ukraine 13:28 If Israel eliminates…
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Why Biden didn’t negotiate seriously with Putin
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Why Israel’s anti-Hamas strategy is failing
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Is AI Evolving into an Existential Threat? (Robert Wright & Dan Hendrycks)
Listen now | 0:00 Preamble: The OpenAI drama and this conversation 3:17 Where Dan falls on the AI doomer spectrum 6:13 Is safe AI possible without…
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Getting Russia Right (Robert Wright & Thomas Graham)
Listen now | 0:05 Tom’s new book, Getting Russia Right 1:45 Does Putin want to take more territory before talking peace? 12:07 Putin’s "messianic…
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China’s Overreach, America’s Overreaction (Robert Wright & Susan Shirk)
Listen now | (Overtime audio available to paid subscribers through the player at the top of the page and video version available below the paywall…
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Israel-Palestine and Ethnic Identity (Robert Wright & Matthew Yglesias)
2:39 Will Israel-Palestine cost Biden the election? 11:52 What Hamas hoped to accomplish on October 7 23:52 The surprising origins of cancel culture…
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Israel-Palestine and Tribal Biases (Earthling Unplugged)
Listen now | Recorded November 10, 2023.
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The ‘River to the Sea’ Rorschach test
Plus: Global AI summit review. MSM joins NZN in outer space. Biden’s Ukraine peace push. Paid perks. And more!
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Noospheres of Influence (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Listen now | 3:02 Is Paul Bloom the next Tony Robbins? 10:19 Things to know about the noosphere 19:06 How Bob and Paul work 28:30 What Michael Lewis’s…
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