Ep 29: Albert Wenger on the World After Capital
Capital is no longer a scarce resource. Attention is. Albert Wenger joins Vasant Dhar in episode 29 of Brave New World to discuss how the Industrial Age is past its expiry date, and what we need to do...
6 Jan 20221h 5min
Ep 28: Adam Alter on Beating Our Addictions
More and more, the digital world is being designed to turn us into addicts. Adam Alter joins Vasant Dhar in episode 28 of Brave New World to describe the sinister ways in which this happens -- and wha...
23 Dec 20211h 2min
Ep 27: Andrew Yang on the New Politics America Needs
Andrew Yang supports some game-changing ideas, such as UBI and taxing robots, and they're rooted in a radical vision of what America's politics should be. Yang joins Vasant Dhar in episode 27 of Brave...
9 Dec 202149min
Ep 26: Anna Lembke on Beating Dopamine
Are you addicted? You may be a slave to dopamine without realising it, whether in the substances you put into your body or the behaviors you adopt. Anna Lembke, author of Dopamine Nation, joins Vasant...
25 Nov 202156min
Ep 25: John McWhorter on the Religion of Wokeism
There is a new religion in town. It has the best intentions, but it may harm those it claims to help. John McWhorter joins Vasant Dhar in episode 25 of Brave New World to talk about his book Woke Raci...
11 Nov 202148min
Ep 24: Solon Barocas on Removing Bias From Machines
Machine Learning can improve decision making in a big way -- but it can also reproduce human biases and discrimination. Solon Barocas joins Vasant Dhar in episode 24 of Brave New World to discuss the ...
28 Okt 202157min
Ep 23: Terry Odean on How to Think about Investing
How do we pick the stocks we buy? What drives us to sell? How does new technology impact our attention and behavior? Terrance Odean joins Vasant Dhar in episode 23 of Brave New World to share his lear...
14 Okt 202157min
Ep 22: Dina Srinivasan on the Dangers of Big Tech
Google and Facebook have an outrageous amount of market power, and that's dangerous for society. Dina Srinivasan joins Vasant Dhar in episode 22 of Brave New World to discuss the dangers, and how we c...
30 Sep 202155min
