Dec 14, 2023
Why should only human beings be worthy of moral consideration?
Would we still eat animals if we had a sense of their mass-produced
suffering? Peter Singer joins Vasant Dhar in episode 74 of Brave New World to
discuss his influential work as a philosopher.
Useful resources:
1. Peter Singer at Britannica, Wikipedia,
Nov 30, 2023
What is money? How is it created? What is the relationship of
governments, central banks, and commercial banks to money? Paul
Sheard joins Vasant Dhar in
episode 73 of Brave New World to cut through the fog.
Useful resources:
1. Understanding
QE in the New World -- Episode 10 of Brave New World (w
Paul Sheard).
2.
Nov 16, 2023
Digital Public Infrastructure sounds like a huge step forward for the world -- till you think about how it empowers the state to oppress the people. Ajay Shah joins Vasant Dhar in episode 72 of Brave New World to warn that we are not being wary enough of state coercion when we think of this incredible...
Nov 2, 2023
David Sontag joins Vasant Dhar on episode 70 of Brave New World
to highlight where and how AI is creating a major transformation in
healthcare. We could create a brave new world of individualized and
holistic healthcare, where the machine really cares about us and
tells us what to do based on knowledge and data.
Useful...
Oct 19, 2023