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CSPI Podcast

Discussions with CSPI scholars and leading thinkers in science, technology, and politics. www.cspicenter.com

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Propaganda and Power | Chris Rufo and Richard Hanania

Propaganda and Power | Chris Rufo and Richard Hanania

Chris Rufo joins the podcast to talk about his new book, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered E... Read more

24 Jul 2023

1hr 20mins

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AI Alignment as a Solvable Problem | Leopold Aschenbrenner & Richard Hanania

AI Alignment as a Solvable Problem | Leopold Aschenbrenner & Richard Hanania

In the popular imagination, the AI alignment debate is between those who say everything is hopeless, and others who tell... Read more

15 May 2023

1hr 2mins

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Understanding Right and Left | Bryan Caplan & Richard Hanania

Understanding Right and Left | Bryan Caplan & Richard Hanania

Bryan Caplan joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Voters as Mad Scientists: Essays on Political Irrationality.B... Read more

1 May 2023

1hr 32mins

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Marc Andreessen On Venture Capital, Science, Tech, Progress, and More (Rerelease)

Marc Andreessen On Venture Capital, Science, Tech, Progress, and More (Rerelease)

This week we’re rereleasing a previous episode with Marc Andreessen, originally released on August 16, 2021. He is co-fo... Read more

27 Mar 2023

1hr 56mins

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Waiting for the Betterness Explosion | Robin Hanson & Richard Hanania

Waiting for the Betterness Explosion | Robin Hanson & Richard Hanania

Robin Hanson joins the podcast to talk about the AI debate. He explains his reasons for being skeptical about “foom,” or... Read more

13 Mar 2023

1hr 42mins

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Administrative Procedure and the Common Good | Nicholas Bagley & Richard Hanania

Administrative Procedure and the Common Good | Nicholas Bagley & Richard Hanania

Nicholas Bagley is a professor of law at the University of Michigan, former Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Gretchen Whi... Read more

27 Feb 2023

1hr 4mins

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Right-Wing Populism and Moral Corrosion | Tim Miller & Richard Hanania

Right-Wing Populism and Moral Corrosion | Tim Miller & Richard Hanania

Tim Miller is a former political operative who has worked for Jeb Bush and John Huntsman, and is currently a writer for ... Read more

13 Feb 2023

1hr 18mins

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Why the Singularity Might Never Come | Jobst Landgrebe, Barry Smith, and Richard Hanania

Why the Singularity Might Never Come | Jobst Landgrebe, Barry Smith, and Richard Hanania

Jobst Landgrebe is a German scientist and entrepreneur. He began his career as a Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of P... Read more

30 Jan 2023

1hr 9mins

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Why is the West Special? | Joe Henrich & Richard Hanania

Why is the West Special? | Joe Henrich & Richard Hanania

Joe Henrich is the Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology and Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvar... Read more

16 Jan 2023

54mins

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Understanding the Flows of History | Garett Jones & Richard Hanania

Understanding the Flows of History | Garett Jones & Richard Hanania

Garett Jones is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Th... Read more

2 Jan 2023

1hr 15mins

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