New updates to economists' thoughts on AI and job loss, and new research shows the "heat island" effect of data centers on more than 340 million people globally. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/climate/data-centers-are-having-an-underrported" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN</a><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/data-center-growth-map-states" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">States with the most data centers</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economists-once-dismissed-the-ai-job-threat-but-not-anymore.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs - The New York Times</a><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/03/29/ai-workforce-human-design-gap-doomsday-deloitte-wharton-harvard/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people | Fortune</a><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence \ Anthropic</a>Please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/collapsepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join us on Patreon</a> for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Daily Episode 148 - Unnecessary Explosion of Catabolic Collapse in the US

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven&rsquo;t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society&rsquo;s current trajectory? &ldquo;Breaking Down: Collapse&rdquo; takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they&rsquo;re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn&rsquo;t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.