Archive - Persuasion

Episode 183: Steve Israel on the Einstein Conspiracy

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Mar 22 • Richard Aldous

29:45

Shashank Joshi on Why the War in the Middle East Won’t End Anytime Soon

Yascha Mounk and Shashank Joshi examine whether the United States and Israel are achieving their strategic objectives in the Middle East.

Mar 21 • Yascha Mounk

49:36

What Cognitive Science Tells Us About AI Warfare

We often treat chatbots like humans. That's deeply worrying.

Mar 20 • Tim Requarth

This Week At Persuasion

London pub meet TOMORROW! Plus, Ibram X. Kendi on The Good Fight—yes, really.

Mar 19 • Leonora Barclay

A Response to "The Bourgeoisie Has Switched Sides"

Michael Lind on the two types of bourgeoisie.

Mar 19 • Michael Lind and Yascha Mounk

What AI Hypists Miss

These systems still struggle with implementing real world solutions.

Mar 18 • Francis Fukuyama

Ibram X. Kendi on Great Replacement Theory

Yascha Mounk and Ibram X. Kendi also discuss anti-racism, equity, and education.

Mar 18 • Yascha Mounk

1:50:29

A Theory About the Estrangement Crisis

Don’t helicopter parent your kids. It may cause them to make a dramatic break later in life.

Mar 17 • Leonora Barclay

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Mar 16 • Yascha Mounk

Medical Research Is Hopelessly Caught in Red Tape

To have AI breakthroughs in medicine, you first need to fix bureaucratic bottlenecks.

Mar 16 • Ruxandra Teslo

Adrian Wooldridge on the Lost Genius of the Political Center

Yascha Mounk and Adrian Wooldridge explore how liberalism reinvented itself through past crises—and what that means for its survival today.

Mar 14 • Yascha Mounk

1:13:34

How Trans Activism Became So Radical

The trans movement won the lottery. Then they lost it all.

Mar 13 • Jamie Paul

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