Dave Potts · @davepotts
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Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
710 followers · 2423 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

Morning commute [PODCAST] “Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI” by

pca.st/episode/9f8cd8af-5d4d-4

#econtalk #chatgpt #edtechsr #ai

Last updated 1 year ago

Russia Roberts and @ZachWeinersmith on Beowulf and Bea Wolf econtalk.org/zach-weinersmith-
, and the value of stories for children even without a moral lesson.
player.simplecast.com/78e5ae5c

#econtalk #poetry

Last updated 2 years ago

Dave Potts · @davepotts
43 followers · 178 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk

Best thing I've listened to this weekend.

Marco Ramos on Misunderstanding Mental Illness
When psychiatrist Marco Ramos of Yale University prescribes antidepressants to patients in distress and they ask him how they work, Ramos admits: We don't really know. ...

* Episode Download link (82 MB): cdn.simplecast.com/audio/6fdba

#econtalk #podcast

Last updated 2 years ago

William Bell · @Billybobbell
4 followers · 100 posts · Server twit.social

, with psuedo intellectual is a great insight into how right wing econonic theory morphs into being an apologist for weird right-wing causes. The latest episode about the Elgin Marbles is a great example, a formerly left-leaning now red pilled "sociologist" provides a sociological reasoning for why things looted by the British should not be returned. Because they have a "British identity" because the British stole them.

#econtalk #russroberts #tiffanyjenkins #sundaytimes #stooges

Last updated 2 years ago

Luke · @lukepatrick
23 followers · 18 posts · Server floss.social

🎤 *testing* Welcome all - let's give some of these new trends a spin. Much thanks to all those running servers.

By day I am a Software A̶r̶c̶h̶i̶t̶e̶c̶t̶ Custodian. Trying to sweep together the best ideas from all sources.

#trailrun #coffee #books #OpenSource #technology #cloud #strategy #wardleymapping #marginalrevolution #econtalk #networking #engineering #software #introduction

Last updated 2 years ago

Dave Potts · @davepotts
28 followers · 80 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk

Excellent :

Michael Munger on Industrial Policy
Economist and political scientist Michael Munger of Duke University talks about industrial policy with host Russ Roberts. Munger argues that in a democracy, the default outcome for industrial policy is crony capitalism--attempts to improve on that outcome either by appointing experts or eliminating cronyism are going to fail for political reasons.
econtalk.org/michael-munger-on

#economics #podcast #econtalk

Last updated 2 years ago

Nathan Wasson 🇺🇦 · @nathan_wasson
53 followers · 644 posts · Server mstdn.social

An interesting and nuanced conversation about machine learning vs. human intelligence, big data & , & . I highly recommend it.
econtalk.org/gerd-gigerenzer-o

#datasovereignty #MachineLearning #econtalk #Education #Surveillance

Last updated 2 years ago

M. Grégoire · @mpjgregoire
235 followers · 14262 posts · Server mamot.fr

Mr. Gioia's conversation with is also very good:

thepodcastbrowser.com/dana-gio

Also featuring a recitation of *Pity the Beautiful*.


#poetry #econtalk #DanaGioia #RussRoberts

Last updated 3 years ago

M. Grégoire · @mpjgregoire
235 followers · 14262 posts · Server mamot.fr
tripu · @tripu
163 followers · 1324 posts · Server qoto.org

The five or six main problems with today — the ∪ of 's & 's sets on podcast:

• Accelerating inequality / people who are left behind.
• Failing to deal with major environmental risks.
• Decreasing government capacity.
• The epidemic of loneliness.
• Control of information (govt vs tech).

econtalk.org/rebecca-henderson

#capitalism #RebeccaHenderson #RussRoberts #econtalk

Last updated 5 years ago