Latest Episodes
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Why we can't prevent an A.I. crisis... and shouldn't want to
Everyone keeps asking “Can we prevent an A.I. crisis?” History suggests: probably not. And more importantly… we actually don't want to. But we can...
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How I learned to be a systems thinker, and the idea that changed my life
In 2009, I walked into a grad school class called "Lean Management and Building Shareholder Value" and expected to be bored out of my...
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You have no idea what your Government is doing… and that’s the point
Nobody understands the federal budget. Not you, not me, not most people in government. And that's not a bug… it's the system working exactly...
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Why I think I'm a Luddite... and I'm pretty sure you are, too
The people capturing the gains from A.I. are hiring lobbyists, funding campaigns, and having dinner with senators. Meanwhile, a lot of us are on...
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How to actually understand Money… global debt, petrodollar, billionaires, oh my!
Money isn't a thing. It's a promise. And once you see that, everything else — global debt, the gold standard, the petrodollar, even billionaires...
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The only Inevitable future is the one we don’t fight for
Two groups of people tell me the future is decided. One says a dystopian hellhole is inevitable. The other says abundance is inevitable. Completely...