I spoke to Pramit Bhattacharya an independent data journalist about India's statistical system. We talked about
How did Indian statisticians adapt their statistical methods to account for India's informal sector?
How are India's GDP numbers constructed?
Why it's so hard to outright manipulate GDP numbers
The case for optimism
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Ep 56: Talking AI Regulation with Harry Law
I talked with Harry Law of the University of Cambridge and Google DeepMind about AI regulation
We talked about
Me vs Harry on open source AI regulation
Being humble when regulating AI
Why a "Manhattan Project for X" is overrated
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Ep 55: Adaptive markets and crypto with Derek Wong
I spoke with Derek Wong about the adaptive markets hypothesis, macro investing and investing in cryptocurrency markets
We talk about
Why investors should consider the financial markets as a complex adaptive system
How investing in China is very different from investing in the West
How he invests in crypto without fundamental anchors
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Ep 53: The State of Indian Cities ft. Devashish Dhar
I spoke with Devashish Dhar, the author of the excellent book India's Blind Spot which talks about India's urbanisation crisis and solutions to it. We talk about
Why does India have a much lower reported rate of urbanisation than the rest of the world?
Explaining the global bias against cities
“Extremely high levels of traffic is caused by poor land policy”
Why are there so many floods in Indian cities?
How to climate-proof Indian cities
“India’s biggest unfulfilled promise is local government”
and much more!
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Ep 52: Tyler Cowen on Singapore, AI and Economic Growth
I interviewed one of the most interesting thinkers today, Tyler Cowen.
We talked about
Why there are such few Singaporean famous people
What Singapore can do to get more weird
Why he's sceptical of an AI-driven singularity
What happens to kids in a post-GPT world
What happens to public intellectuals in a post-GPT world
Why he's optimistic on Kenyan economic growth
And so much more!
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