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I write about the subject of my forthcoming book: How America Works … And Why It Doesn’t.
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Observations On Artificial Intelligence for Everyday People (opens the original)
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I don’t have the faintest clue how artificial intelligence actually works. I couldn’t explain one thing about a machine learning model.But then again, I also have zero idea how a jet engine keeps a commercial airplane in the sky, or how surfactants in shampoo erase grease from my hair.I’m an author, not a science guy.You don’t need a degree in computer science to notice when the ground beneath your feet starts shifting, however. The impact
How Psychology Drives Partisanship (opens the original)
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“There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don’t.”—Robert BenchleyThe root cause of America’s twenty-first-century backslide is the combination of (1) tribalism, (2) social media, and (3) a malformed political structure.TribalismHumans lived in tribes for most of our history. The bonds of tribalism are thus deeply hardwired into the human psyche.
The New Yorker’s Susan Morrison (opens the original)
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Thanks to Susan, longtime editor at . A wonderful discussion with a bonus story about Donald Trump in the 80s. She’s a great guest.Available across the major podcast platforms.
The New York Times Adam Liptak (opens the original)
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A wide-ranging discussion with the chief legal affairs correspondent of The New York Times and the host of The Docket, a newsletter on legal developments.According to Adam: I try to make legal materials accessible to readers by translating jargon into something like accessible prose. I aim to put lawsuits and court decisions into a larger context, staying alert to political realities and practical consequences. I draw on, among other things, legal scholarship and data-driven social-science resea
UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (opens the original)
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We discuss the biggest cases of the recent term, covering voting rights, federalism, and presidential power in the Trump era.DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY.will-cooper.com
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