THE STARK TRUTH: ROBIN HANSON ON COVID-19 & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Robert Stark talks to Robin Hanson about the coronavirus pandemic, the long-term effectiveness of lock-downs, the success of Asian nations in handling the pandemic, and other topics. Robin is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He is an an expert on idea futures and markets, an academic polymath with interests in physics, computer science and economics. He is author of The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life and The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth. Check out his blog Overcoming Bias and Twitter account.

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