Edward Glaeser - Cities, Terrorism, Housing, & Remote Work

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home">Edward Glaeser</a> is the chair of the Harvard department of economics, and the author of the best books and papers about cities (including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Survival-City-Living-Thriving-Isolation/dp/B08VMBTH81/">Survival of the City</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-of-City-Edward-Glaeser-audiobook/dp/B004UR4Q7C/">Triumph of the City</a>).</p><p>He explains why:</p><p>* Cities are resilient to terrorism, remote work, & pandemics,</p><p>* Silicon Valley may collapse but the Sunbelt will prosper, </p><p>* Opioids show UBI is not a solution to AI</p><p>* & much more!</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/MpttoDJ3pH8">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/edward-glaeser-cities-terrorism-housing-remote-work/id1516093381?i=1000587727217">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rT01GbaCIJAU0z230J7MW?si=a90d63c5729a4b05">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/edward-glaeser">here</a>.</p><p>Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for updates on future episodes.</p><p><em>If you enjoy this episode, I would be super grateful if you shared it. Post it on Twitter, send it to your friends & group chats, and throw it up wherever else people might find it. Can’t exaggerate how much it helps a small podcast like mine.</em></p><p>A huge thanks to <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/cgbessellieu">Graham Bessellieu</a> for editing this podcast and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/mi_yanaa">Mia Aiyana</a> for producing its transcript.</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>(0:00:00) - Mars, Terrorism, & Capitals </p><p>(0:06:32) - Decline, Population Collapse, & Young Men </p><p>(0:14:44) - Urban Education </p><p>(0:18:35) - Georgism, Robert Moses, & Too Much Democra