by Steve Hsu
Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Join him for wide-ranging conversations with leading writers, scientists, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and more.
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April 24, 2025
<p>This episode is a co-release with the podcast Seeking Truth From Facts: <a href="https://seekingtruthfromfacts.substack.com/">https://seekingtruthfromfacts.substack.com/</a></p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Introduction</li> <li>(01:11) - China AI</li> <li>(02:30) - DeepSeek</li> <li>(04:21) - Redirecting Human Capital from finance</li> <li>(08:42) - US Policy and Financial Incentives</li> <li>(12:54) - China Meritocracy</li> <li>(24:24) - Trump's Tariffs and China</li> <li>(37:12) - European Defense and Security</li> <li>(41:49) - US-China-Europe Relations</li> </ul><br>Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.<p>–<br>Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to [email protected] or Steve on X @hsu_steve.</p><p><br></p>
April 10, 2025
<p>Steve speaks with ARX-Han, an anonymous writer, about his book "Incel."</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Introduction</li> <li>(02:09) - Discussing the Novel 'Incel'</li> <li>(06:08) - Character Analysis and Literary Influences</li> <li>(13:32) - Themes of Evolutionary Psychology and Nihilism</li> <li>(18:38) - Historical Context and Modern Inceldom</li> <li>(26:18) - Impact of Dating Apps on Modern Relationships</li> <li>(32:47) - Representation and Character Dynamics</li> <li>(40:21) - Literary Comparisons and Philosophical Depth</li> <li>(45:38) - Philosophical Underpinnings of Meaning</li> <li>(48:14) - The Hard Problem of Consciousness</li> <li>(50:38) - Free Will and Determinism</li> <li>(52:53) - Darwinian Nihilism and Nick Land</li> <li>(58:17) - Historical Perspectives on East Asian Civilization</li> <li>(01:03:11) - The State of Literary Fiction</li> <li>(01:16:45) - AI and Literature</li> <li>(01:19:44) - AI and Human Meaning</li> </ul><br>Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.<p>–</p><p><br>Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to [email protected] or Steve on X @hsu_steve.</p><p><br></p>
March 27, 2025
<p>Callum Williams is a senior economics writer for The Economist. He was educated at Oxford, Harvard, and Cambridge, and is the author of The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Introduction</li> <li>(02:07) - US-Russia Relations</li> <li>(03:18) - Trump and US Foreign Policy</li> <li>(05:30) - Sanctions and Their Impact on Russia</li> <li>(09:28) - Economic Resilience and Sanctions Evasion</li> <li>(14:14) - Historical Context and Predictions</li> <li>(29:37) - US Wealth Inequality</li> <li>(40:37) - Debating Wealth Inequality and Welfare States</li> <li>(42:35) - Homelessness and Government Intervention</li> <li>(45:18) - Employment Rates and Economic Behavior</li> <li>(50:12) - San Francisco's Homelessness Crisis</li> <li>(53:46) - US vs. Europe: Economic Divergence</li> <li>(01:06:06) - Cultural Differences in Economic Growth</li> <li>(01:10:48) - AI and Job Market Transformation</li> <li>(01:13:50) - Challenges in AI Adoption</li> <li>(01:15:16) - Consumer vs. Business Tech Adoption</li> <li>(01:15:56) - Slow AI Integration in Businesses</li> <li>(01:17:34) - AI in Customer Service</li> <li>(01:23:48) - Resistance to AI</li> <li>(01:26:36) - AI and Productivity</li> <li>(01:37:35) - Debates on Technological Progress</li> </ul><br>Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.<p>–</p><p>Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.</p>
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