Tyler Cowen - The Great Reset

<p>Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and also Director of the Mercatus Center.<br/><br/>Watch on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/ayUZreGysTo">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-tyler-cowen-the-great-reset/id1516093381?i=1000484134807">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oK5FFNU5P2aztG8btGwgM?si=NK0ZA8fNRfym3qwVdyug4Q">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform.</p><p><br/>Transcript + Podcast website <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/ tyler-cowen">here.</a><br/><br/>Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/tylercowen">Tyler Cowen on Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for updates on future episodes.</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>(0:00) - The Great Reset </p><p>(2:58) - Growth and the cyclical view of history </p><p>(4:00) - Time horizons, growth, and sustainability </p><p>(5:30) - Space travel </p><p>(8:11) - WMDs and end of humanity </p><p>(10:57) - Common sense morality </p><p>(12:20) - China and authoritarianism </p><p>(13:45) - Are big businesses complacent?</p><p>(17:15) - Online education vs university </p><p>(20:45) - Aesthetic decline in West Virginia </p><p>(23:20) - Advice for young people </p><p>(25:18) - Mentors </p><p>(27:15) - Identifying talent </p><p>(29:50) - Can adults change? </p><p>(31:45) - Capacity to change men vs women </p><p>(33:10 ) - Are effeminate societies better? </p><p>(35:15) - Conservatives and progress </p><p>(36:50) - Biggest mistake in history </p><p>(39:05) - Nuke in my lifetime </p><p>(40:35) - Age and learning </p><p>(42:45) - Pessimistic future </p><p>(43:50) - Optimistic future </p><p>(46:28) - Closing</p> <br/><br/>This is a pub