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This week we have on Musa Al-Gharbi, a professor of sociology at Stony Brook University. We talk a lot about “kids these days” and the tendency for all sorts of reactionaries to blame them for everything that’s wrong with this country. Don’t like illiberal attitudes on campuses? Blame the kids. Do you think free expression is at risk? Blame the kids. Feel like democracy is on the brink of collapse? Blame the kids.
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Musa’s work is a critical intervention into all this kid blaming and we talk about the actual problem: Adults these days. We also touch on teachers, peer review as gatekeeping, and much more!
Here’s some info on Musa’s upcoming book from Princeton University PRess, which I encourage everyone to pre-order.
A piece he wrote outlining the problem with people saying “the kids these days” are responsible for everything that’s wrong with the discourse.
Referenced in our conversation: Science is a strong-link problem by Adam Mastroianni
A look at the Polarizing Effect of the March for Science on Attitudes toward Scientists by Matthew Motta
A study on the difference between trust in science and trust in scientists by Marcus Mann and Cyrus Schleifer
And Musa’s recent look at antisemitism in America and a lot of the ways in which it is misunderstood.
Enjoy!
The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says, Italy wants a new partnership with Africa with the aim of boosting economic ties, creating an energy hub for Europe and curbing immigration. How much will this new vision benefit the continent?
Also, why are so many women in Mozambique still dying from unsafe abortions despite the country's liberal abortion laws?
And Banyana Banyana player Amanda Dlamini on what's like being the first female commentator at AFCON.
House Panel approves two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. White House has a plan to respond to the deadly drone attack in Jordan. Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found burned in Kansas. Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on today's World New Roundup:
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The well-known venture capitalist has published a book, Read Write Own, about how the concentration of power into the hands of a few Internet behemoths is bad for entrepreneurs and society at large.
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Chris Dixon, founder and managing partner of a16z crypto, believes the Internet’s early ideals of democratization and community ownership have been subverted by the consolidation of power into just a few small companies like Facebook and Google. He’s written a new book called Read Write Own in which he writes about this phenomenon and argues that blockchain technology can help reverse the trend by providing an environment in which developers and entrepreneurs can once again build direct relationships with their audiences.
Dixon joins Unchained to discuss criticisms of crypto VC firms, how he feels now about a16z’s previous investment in Facebook, how crypto has become overly politicized in the U.S., why Facebook’s Libra project was ultimately shut down, the significant promise of restaking and EigenLayer in particular, and why he believes that creator royalties are essential for the NFT market.
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Chris Dixon, founder and managing partner of a16z crypto, author of Read Write Own
Previous appearance on Unchained: Chris Dixon on How Trust Is the Best Lego
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Tokenomics
Unchained: What Is Tokenomics? A Beginner's Guide
Venture Capital
Unchained: Does Venture Capital Investment Violate the Ethos of Crypto? Sequoia Says No
Modular vs. monolithic
Unchained:
Three Crypto Pioneers on Crypto’s Monolithic vs. Modular Debate
What Are Modular Blockchains? A Beginner's Guide
Restaking
Unchained:
Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets?
What Is Ethereum Restaking? A Beginner's Guide
Royalties
Unchained: Are NFT Royalties the Way? How to Build a Sustainable Creator Economy
The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!
The 2022 debacle
Unchained: Collapses, Bankruptcies, and Fraud: How 2022 Became the Year of Crypto Carnage
SocialFi
Unchained: What Is SocialFi? A Beginner’s Guide
Crypto & AI
Unchained: When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit?
The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto
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Vlad Tenev is the CEO and co-founder of Robinhood. He joins Big Technology Podcast to share what's happened to meme stock traders after the meme stocks. We talk about how the company's 23 million members are adjusting to a challenging investment environment after riding the zero interest rate investment environment. We also discuss about how Robinhood is evolving, providing retirement services and working on a credit card. And Tenev addresses some controversial areas like margin trading and payment for the order flow. Tune in for the second half where we talk crypto, AI, trading on the Vision Pro, and inflation. You'll come away from this sub-60 minute conversation with deep knowledge of the state of fintech and investing today.
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Erik Gross had an odd journey into tech. He grew up in the redwoods of California, off the grid with no running water in a tee pee. However, there was a pivotal moment in his life when his Dad brought home an old school computer, and taught him about the internals, hardware, binary, and removed all mystery from computers. He had a career in the Navy as a nuclear reactor operator, and gained a lot from the training methods of the Navy. Outside of tech, he is married with kids, and recently moved to Louisiana. He enjoys cigars, and tasting whiskey on occasion.
Erik has a background in training, while being a working engineer. He continuously took on side gigs, where he would need to have a junior engineer join him - and he couldn't find them. He decided to build a program that created this engineers for him, and was affirmed when he found a competitor doing the same thing.
This is the creation story of The Tech Academy.
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Rob looks back at the movie ‘High Fidelity’ and observes the similarities between himself and one of the characters, who is also named Rob. Somewhere along the way, our Rob focuses in on Matthew Sweet, the Knack, Material Issue, and other artists singing power-pop songs about women they usually don’t get in the end. Finally, Rob gives attention to the Goo Goo Dolls and “Iris.” Later, Rob is joined by Niko Stratis to discuss the unavoidable nature of “Iris” while working retail jobs in the ’90s and much more.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Niko Stratis
Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles
Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark
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