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Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

Ep 19: James Robinson on What Makes a Successful State

Aug 19, 2021

Why do some nations fail in their lurch towards liberty while others succeed? James Robinson joins Vasant Dhar in episode 19 of Brave New World to explain why there is no simple answer to that question -- but the balance between the state and society is central to understanding it. Also discussed: the developing...

Ep 18: Erik Brynjolfsson on the Second Machine Age

Aug 5, 2021

The first machine age was about mechanical machines. We now live in a time of thinking machines. Erik Brynjolfsson joins Vasant Dhar in episode 18 of Brave New World to talk about the impact of AI on productivity and inequality -- and to explain why he remains optimistic about the prospects for humans in the AI...