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Tyler Cowen - The Great Reset

Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and also Director of the Mercatus Center. Episode Website: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/tyler-cowen Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3AxN5wr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3KuDICx Follow Tyler Cowen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tylercowen Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp 0:00 The Great Reset 2:58 Growth and the cyclical view of history 4:00 Time horizons, growth, and sustainability 5:30 Space travel 8:11 WMDs and end of humanity 10:57 Common sense morality 12:20 China and authoritarianism 13:45 Are big businesses complacent? 17:15 Online education vs university 20:45 Aesthetic decline in West Virginia 23:20 Advice for young people 25:18 Mentors 27:15 Identifying talent 29:50 Can adults change? 31:45 Capacity to change men vs women 33:10 Are effeminate societies better? 35:15 Conservatives and progress 36:50 Biggest mistake in history 39:05 Nuke in my lifetime 40:35 Age and learning 42:45 Pessimistic future 43:50 Optimistic future 46:28 Closing

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Jul 10, 202046mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:58

    The Great Reset

  2. 2:58 – 4:00

    Growth and the cyclical view of history

  3. 4:00 – 5:30

    Time horizons, growth, and sustainability

  4. 5:30 – 8:11

    Space travel

  5. 8:11 – 10:57

    WMDs and end of humanity

  6. 10:57 – 12:20

    Common sense morality

  7. 12:20 – 13:45

    China and authoritarianism

  8. 13:45 – 17:15

    Are big businesses complacent?

  9. 17:15 – 20:45

    Online education vs university

  10. 20:45 – 23:20

    Aesthetic decline in West Virginia

  11. 23:20 – 25:18

    Advice for young people

  12. 27:15 – 29:50

    Identifying talent

  13. 29:50 – 31:45

    Can adults change?

  14. 31:45 – 33:10

    Capacity to change men vs women

  15. 33:10 – 35:15

    Are effeminate societies better?

  16. 35:15 – 36:50

    Conservatives and progress

  17. 36:50 – 39:05

    Biggest mistake in history

  18. 39:05 – 40:35

    Nuke in my lifetime

  19. 40:35 – 42:45

    Age and learning

  20. 42:45 – 43:50

    Pessimistic future

  21. 43:50 – 46:28

    Optimistic future

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