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Caleb Watney - America's Innovation Engine

Caleb Watney is the director of innovation policy at the Progressive Policy Institute. Episode website: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/caleb-watney Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pVUVuT Spotify:https://spoti.fi/3eeDHXm Follow me on Twitter to be notified of future content: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Follow Caleb Watney: https://twitter.com/calebwatney Caleb's new blog: https://www.agglomerations.tech/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:20 America's innovation engine is slowing 1:02 Remote work/ agglomeration effects 8:45 Chinese vs American innovation 16:23 Reforming institutions 19:00 Tom Cotton's critique of high skilled Immigration 22:26 Eric Weinstein's critique of high skilled Immigration 26:02 Reforming H1-B 30:30 Immigration during recession 32:55 Big tech / AI 38:20 EU regulation 40:07 Biden vs Trump 42:30 Federal R & D 47:20 Climate megaprojects 49:35 Falling fertility rates 52:20 Advice to 20 yr old

Caleb WatneyguestDwarkesh Patelhost
Sep 4, 202055mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:20

    Intro

  2. 0:20 – 1:02

    America's innovation engine is slowing

  3. 1:02 – 8:45

    Remote work/ agglomeration effects

  4. 8:45 – 16:23

    Chinese vs American innovation

  5. 16:23 – 19:00

    Reforming institutions

  6. 19:00 – 22:26

    Tom Cotton's critique of high skilled Immigration

  7. 22:26 – 26:02

    Eric Weinstein's critique of high skilled Immigration

  8. 26:02 – 30:30

    Reforming H1-B

  9. 30:30 – 32:55

    Immigration during recession

  10. 32:55 – 38:20

    Big tech / AI

  11. 38:20 – 40:07

    EU regulation

  12. 40:07 – 42:30

    Biden vs Trump

  13. 42:30 – 47:20

    Federal R & D

  14. 47:20 – 49:35

    Climate megaprojects

  15. 49:35 – 52:20

    Falling fertility rates

  16. 52:20 – 55:06

    Advice to 20 yr old

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