Brian Merchant on the Industrial Revolution’s failures, how AI undercuts workers, and the social order of technology.
Jul 31
57 min
The missing context that shows how AI isn’t the resource hog everyone thinks it is – with Andy Masley.
Jul 17
1 hr 1 min
Sophia Besch games out NATO’s future, Baltic scenarios, German rearmament, and Europe’s next way of war.
Jul 10
56 min
James Acton gives 50% odds of an Iranian nuke in 3 years and tells U.S. negotiators what to prioritize.
Jun 26
1 hr 7 min
A Mandarin-speaking U.S. general gives a step-by-step scenario for the war that no one wants.
Jun 12
56 min
Marwan Muasher makes sense of a disordered region and the coming crisis that’s even bigger than war.
Jun 5
1 hr 5 min
A Stanford student’s new book critiques the tech industry’s deep ties with the university.
May 22
57 min
Sasha Prokopenko on a regime without rules, DIY drone defense, Internet shutdowns, and Prigozhin’s legacy.
May 15
50 min
Javier Corrales on Rubio vs. Trump, Castro vs. Diaz-Canel, and economic weakness vs. political endurance.
May 8
50 min
On this episode of The World Unpacked, Nick Pickles joined host Jon Bateman to explore the brewing authenticity crisis, the geopolitics of privacy, and the surprising legacy of a 1993 New Yorker cartoon.
May 1
58 min
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