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Manifold

Steve Hsu
China
Chinese Economy
High-Speed Rail
AI
U.s.-China Competition
Human Trafficking
GDP Comparisons
Cultural Nuances In Economics
Electric Vehicles
Satellite Technology
Lynk Global
Ukraine Crisis
Infrastructure Investment
Private Equity
Investment Banking
Real Estate
Scaling Laws
AGI
U.S.
Technological Advancements

Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Join him for wide-ranging conversations with leading writers, scientists, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and more.

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Jian Lian
Policy analyst with a background in investment banking and venture capital.
Not mentioned
Episode: Jian Lian on China's Industrial Policy and Global Strategy – #99
Scott Horton
Director of the Libertarian Institute and Editorial Director of antiwar.com
Libertarian Institute
Episode: Scott Horton on the Russia Hoax and Ukraine War – #98
Lin Yang
Professor at UCLA specializing in theoretical physics and computational mathematics.
UCLA
Episode: AIs Win Math Olympiad Gold: Prof. Lin Yang (UCLA) – #97
Joleen Liang
Co-founder of Squirrel AI
Squirrel AI
Episode: Joleen Liang: 40M+ kids educated by adaptive AI — #93
Andrew Song
Co-founder of Make Sunsets, a Y Combinator climate startup
Make Sunsets
Episode: Andrew Song: Global Cooling with Sulfur Dioxide in the Stratosphere — #91
Omar Shams
AI founder and lead at Google developing AI software agents
Google
Episode: Omar Shams: AI Founder and Google AI Agent Lead — #89
Patrick McGee
Author of 'Apple in China' and expert on globalization.
Episode: Patrick McGee: Apple In China — #88
Dan Collins
Founder of Tyrell Chemical and experienced in US-China trade relations.
Tyrell Chemical
Episode: Dan Collins: Tariffs and the Future of US Manufacturing — #85
Callum Williams
Senior writer for The Economist and author of 'The Classical School, The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives.'
The Economist
Episode: Callum Williams: Economics, AI, and Technological Progress — #82

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Steve Hsu
Professor of Theoretical Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering; Host of insightful conversations with experts across various fields.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 280 ratings
  • Just a crazy conspiracy pod

    Listened to a handful of episodes but it’s “who killed Kennedy” for half of them with people who make their living from conspiracy theories.

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    HRoarke
    United Statesa month ago
  • Interesting Blinkered Ignorance

    If you want to know how privileged tech bros see the world the future and want to solve problems / make money it’s all here…

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    yegdckdheu
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • A true scientist who is struggling in politics

    Wish the whole world can put ideaology on side, and we can all speak the language of science .

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Confused confusion
    United Statesa year ago
  • All signal no noise

    Steve always has well-reasoned opinions and makes you think.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LP 0
    United Statesa year ago
  • TY

    Thanks for producing this great content.

    You don’t get much of this substantive material, especially about China topics

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rwee888
    United States2 years ago

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Jian Lian on China's Industrial Policy and Global Strategy – #99
Q: When will China get EUV, extreme ultraviolet lithography?
I'm not worried about it. China's engineering level innovation is strong and will continue to develop.
Jian Lian on China's Industrial Policy and Global Strategy – #99
Q: What are the things they succeed on? And what are the things that they still need to work on?
The main goals included advancements in new energy vehicles, machine tools, robotics, and more, with varying degrees of success, particularly notable in the EV sector.
AIs Win Math Olympiad Gold: Prof. Lin Yang (UCLA) – #97
Q: Can AI models be used to propose sensible research questions?
Yes, AI can assist in ideating and suggesting new mathematical problems based on existing knowledge.
The Global AI Race: Z.ai and the View from Beijing — #96
Q: What do you think is the biggest misconception that, let's say, technical people who follow AI in the US, what is the biggest misconception that they have about what is happening in AI in China?
I think we are normal people. There's no secret sauce. We just follow the science. We did experiments. We read papers. There's no some hype or governmental thing that can really accelerate the process.
Kyle Chan on the Future of US-China Competition — #94
Q: Do you have you reached a conclusion for why the Chinese is built differently than the Indian one?
Kyle shares that he attributes the differences to the structure and delegation of bureaucracies in the two countries.

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