Cold Takes Audio Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:10:30 -0400 https://coldtakesblog.podbean.com en © 2026 Cold Takes Audio yes 9b6463d3-f3e6-5fbf-b699-a25d585156bc coldtakes episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) coldtakes https://storage.buzzsprout.com/j3ktbhzool6zgjfcp3jo2frgl2um?.jpg Cold Takes Audio https://coldtakesblog.podbean.com What AI companies can do today to help with the most important century What AI companies can do today to help with the most important century Major AI companies can increase or reduce global catastrophic risks.

https://www.cold-takes.com/what-ai-companies-can-do-today-to-help-with-the-most-important-century/


]]> Major AI companies can increase or reduce global catastrophic risks.

https://www.cold-takes.com/what-ai-companies-can-do-today-to-help-with-the-most-important-century/


]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-12274101 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500 1107 full false Jobs that can help with the most important century Jobs that can help with the most important century People are far better at their jobs than at anything else. Here are the best ways to help the most important century go well.

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]]> People are far better at their jobs than at anything else. Here are the best ways to help the most important century go well.

https://www.cold-takes.com/jobs-that-can-help-with-the-most-important-century/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-12226882 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500 1842 full false Spreading messages to help with the most important century Spreading messages to help with the most important century For people who want to help improve our prospects for navigating transformative AI, and have an audience (even a small one).

https://www.cold-takes.com/spreading-messages-to-help-with-the-most-important-century/


]]> For people who want to help improve our prospects for navigating transformative AI, and have an audience (even a small one).

https://www.cold-takes.com/spreading-messages-to-help-with-the-most-important-century/


]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-12114899 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500 1209 full false How we could stumble into AI catastrophe How we could stumble into AI catastrophe Hypothetical stories where the world tries, but fails, to avert a global disaster.

https://www.cold-takes.com/how-we-could-stumble-into-ai-catastrophe

]]> Hypothetical stories where the world tries, but fails, to avert a global disaster.

https://www.cold-takes.com/how-we-could-stumble-into-ai-catastrophe

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-12031233 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:00:00 -0500 1734 full false Transformative AI issues (not just misalignment): an overview Transformative AI issues (not just misalignment): an overview An overview of key potential factors (not just alignment risk) for whether things go well or poorly with transformative AI.

https://www.cold-takes.com/transformative-ai-issues-not-just-misalignment-an-overview/



]]> An overview of key potential factors (not just alignment risk) for whether things go well or poorly with transformative AI.

https://www.cold-takes.com/transformative-ai-issues-not-just-misalignment-an-overview/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-11987328 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500 1503 full false Racing Through a Minefield: the AI Deployment Problem Racing Through a Minefield: the AI Deployment Problem Push AI forward too fast, and catastrophe could occur. Too slow, and someone else less cautious could do it. Is there a safe course?

https://www.cold-takes.com/racing-through-a-minefield-the-ai-deployment-problem/


]]> Push AI forward too fast, and catastrophe could occur. Too slow, and someone else less cautious could do it. Is there a safe course?

https://www.cold-takes.com/racing-through-a-minefield-the-ai-deployment-problem/


]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-11907514 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0500 1264 full false High-level hopes for AI aligment High-level hopes for AI aligment A few ways we might get very powerful AI systems to be safe.

https://www.cold-takes.com/high-level-hopes-for-ai-alignment/

]]> A few ways we might get very powerful AI systems to be safe.

https://www.cold-takes.com/high-level-hopes-for-ai-alignment/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-11875637 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500 1429 full false AI safety seems hard to measure AI safety seems hard to measure Four analogies for why "We don't see any misbehavior by this AI" isn't enough.

https://www.cold-takes.com/ai-safety-seems-hard-to-measure/

]]> Four analogies for why "We don't see any misbehavior by this AI" isn't enough.

https://www.cold-takes.com/ai-safety-seems-hard-to-measure/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-11838542 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500 1342 full false Why Would AI "Aim" To Defeat Humanity? Why Would AI "Aim" To Defeat Humanity? Today's AI development methods risk training AIs to be deceptive, manipulative and ambitious. This might not be easy to fix as it comes up.

https://www.cold-takes.com/why-would-ai-aim-to-defeat-humanity/

]]> Today's AI development methods risk training AIs to be deceptive, manipulative and ambitious. This might not be easy to fix as it comes up.

https://www.cold-takes.com/why-would-ai-aim-to-defeat-humanity/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-11739868 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0500 2774 full false The Track Record of Futurists Seems ... Fine The Track Record of Futurists Seems ... Fine We scored mid-20th-century sci-fi writers on nonfiction predictions. They weren't great, but weren't terrible either. Maybe doing futurism works fine.

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-track-record-of-futurists-seems-fine/


]]> We scored mid-20th-century sci-fi writers on nonfiction predictions. They weren't great, but weren't terrible either. Maybe doing futurism works fine.

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-track-record-of-futurists-seems-fine/


]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10882758 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0400 1281 full false Nonprofit Boards are Weird Nonprofit Boards are Weird With great power comes, er, unclear responsibility and zero accountability. 

https://www.cold-takes.com/nonprofit-boards-are-weird-2/

]]> With great power comes, er, unclear responsibility and zero accountability. 

https://www.cold-takes.com/nonprofit-boards-are-weird-2/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10837295 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0400 1527 full false AI Could Defeat All Of Us Combined AI Could Defeat All Of Us Combined How big a deal could AI misalignment be? About as big as it gets.

https://www.cold-takes.com/ai-could-defeat-all-of-us-combined/



]]> How big a deal could AI misalignment be? About as big as it gets.

https://www.cold-takes.com/ai-could-defeat-all-of-us-combined/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10749983 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 1436 full false Useful Vices for Wicked Problems Useful Vices for Wicked Problems Investigating important topics with laziness, impatience, hubris and self-preservation.

https://www.cold-takes.com/useful-vices-for-wicked-problems/



]]> Investigating important topics with laziness, impatience, hubris and self-preservation.

https://www.cold-takes.com/useful-vices-for-wicked-problems/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10426286 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 1519 full false Ideal governance (for companies, countries and more) Ideal governance (for companies, countries and more) What kind of governance system should you set up, if you're starting from scratch and can do it however you want?

https://www.cold-takes.com/ideal-governance-for-companies-countries-and-more/

]]> What kind of governance system should you set up, if you're starting from scratch and can do it however you want?

https://www.cold-takes.com/ideal-governance-for-companies-countries-and-more/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10378957 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:00:00 -0400 1053 full false Debating myself on whether “extra lives lived” are as good as “deaths prevented” Debating myself on whether “extra lives lived” are as good as “deaths prevented” Preventing extinction would be good - but "saving 8 billion lives" good or "saving a trillion trillion trillion lives" good?

https://www.cold-takes.com/debating-myself-on-whether-extra-lives-lived-are-as-good-as-deaths-prevented/

]]> Preventing extinction would be good - but "saving 8 billion lives" good or "saving a trillion trillion trillion lives" good?

https://www.cold-takes.com/debating-myself-on-whether-extra-lives-lived-are-as-good-as-deaths-prevented/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10340534 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400 1220 full false The Wicked Problem Experience The Wicked Problem Experience A day in the life of trying to complete a self-assigned project with no clear spec or goal. 

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-wicked-problem-experience/

]]> A day in the life of trying to complete a self-assigned project with no clear spec or goal. 

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-wicked-problem-experience/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10174637 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500 890 full false Learning By Writing Learning By Writing coldtakes Buzzsprout-10118652 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0500 985 full false Defending One-Dimensional Ethics Defending One-Dimensional Ethics First in a series of dialogues on utilitarianism and "future-proof ethics."

https://www.cold-takes.com/defending-one-dimensional-ethics/

]]> First in a series of dialogues on utilitarianism and "future-proof ethics."

https://www.cold-takes.com/defending-one-dimensional-ethics/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-10077272 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500 1560 full false Future-Proof Ethics Future-Proof Ethics Ethics based on common sense seems to have a horrible historical track record. Can we do better?

https://www.cold-takes.com/future-proof-ethics/

]]> Ethics based on common sense seems to have a horrible historical track record. Can we do better?

https://www.cold-takes.com/future-proof-ethics/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9995940 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0500 1629 full false Stakeholder Management and Cost Disease Stakeholder Management and Cost Disease coldtakes Buzzsprout-9957648 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0500 1085 full false Reader reactions and update on "Where's Today's Beethoven" Reader reactions and update on "Where's Today's Beethoven" Lots of theories for why older science and art seem to have an easier time getting critical acclaim.

https://www.cold-takes.com/reader-reactions-and-update-on-wheres-todays-beethoven/



]]> Lots of theories for why older science and art seem to have an easier time getting critical acclaim.

https://www.cold-takes.com/reader-reactions-and-update-on-wheres-todays-beethoven/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9951506 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0500 1074 full false Why it matters if "ideas get harder to find" Why it matters if "ideas get harder to find" Want more innovation? Think about population, not recapturing "golden age" culture.

https://www.cold-takes.com/why-it-matters-if-ideas-get-harder-to-find/

]]> Want more innovation? Think about population, not recapturing "golden age" culture.

https://www.cold-takes.com/why-it-matters-if-ideas-get-harder-to-find/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9864951 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0500 647 full false Where's Today's Beethoven? Where's Today's Beethoven? Why is no composer today as acclaimed as Beethoven, no author as acclaimed as Shakespeare? A data-driven look at a few possible explanations.

https://www.cold-takes.com/wheres-todays-beethoven/



]]> Why is no composer today as acclaimed as Beethoven, no author as acclaimed as Shakespeare? A data-driven look at a few possible explanations.

https://www.cold-takes.com/wheres-todays-beethoven/



]]> Buzzsprout-9785683 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0500 2220 full false The Bayesian Mindset The Bayesian Mindset coldtakes Buzzsprout-9736319 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0500 1900 full false Visualizing Utopia Visualizing Utopia An attempt to help visualize utopia, without running into pitfalls I covered previously.

https://www.cold-takes.com/visualizing-utopia/

]]> An attempt to help visualize utopia, without running into pitfalls I covered previously.

https://www.cold-takes.com/visualizing-utopia/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9715211 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:00:00 -0500 1269 full false Why Describing Utopia Goes Badly Why Describing Utopia Goes Badly coldtakes Buzzsprout-9676880 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500 1066 full false Minimal-trust investigations Minimal-trust investigations The activity that has been most formative for the way I think: suspending my trust in others and digging to the bottom of some claim.

https://www.cold-takes.com/minimal-trust-investigations/

]]> The activity that has been most formative for the way I think: suspending my trust in others and digging to the bottom of some claim.

https://www.cold-takes.com/minimal-trust-investigations/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9598255 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0500 1225 full false Did life get better during the pre-industrial era? (Ehhhh) Did life get better during the pre-industrial era? (Ehhhh) coldtakes Buzzsprout-9596949 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:00:00 -0500 1190 full false Falling everyday violence, bigger wars and atrocities: how do they net out? Falling everyday violence, bigger wars and atrocities: how do they net out? Homicide rates have fallen over the past 1000+ years, but wars and genocides may have gotten bigger. How does it net out?

https://www.cold-takes.com/has-violence-declined-when-we-include-the-world-wars-and-other-major-atrocities/



]]> Homicide rates have fallen over the past 1000+ years, but wars and genocides may have gotten bigger. How does it net out?

https://www.cold-takes.com/has-violence-declined-when-we-include-the-world-wars-and-other-major-atrocities/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9559111 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0500 835 full false Rowing, Steering, Anchoring, Equity, Mutiny Rowing, Steering, Anchoring, Equity, Mutiny Five clashing pictures of how to help the world, and the questions about history they raise.

https://www.cold-takes.com/rowing-steering-anchoring-equity-mutiny/



]]> Five clashing pictures of how to help the world, and the questions about history they raise.

https://www.cold-takes.com/rowing-steering-anchoring-equity-mutiny/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9517009 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0500 1349 full false Unraveling the evidence about violence among very early humans Unraveling the evidence about violence among very early humans The rate of violent deaths is one of the key measures of long-run quality of life, and strong claims are made on both sides.

https://www.cold-takes.com/unraveling-the-evidence-about-violence-among-very-early-humans/

]]> The rate of violent deaths is one of the key measures of long-run quality of life, and strong claims are made on both sides.

https://www.cold-takes.com/unraveling-the-evidence-about-violence-among-very-early-humans/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9475081 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0400 1449 full false Was life better in hunter-gatherer times? Was life better in hunter-gatherer times? Part of the "Has Life Gotten Better?" series.

https://www.cold-takes.com/was-life-better-in-hunter-gatherer-times/

]]> Part of the "Has Life Gotten Better?" series.

https://www.cold-takes.com/was-life-better-in-hunter-gatherer-times/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9427765 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0400 1318 full false Pre-agriculture gender relations seem bad Pre-agriculture gender relations seem bad "Hunter-gatherers"/"foragers" are sometimes said to have strong gender equality. But as far as I can tell, they don't. Part of the "Has Life Gotten Better?" series.

https://www.cold-takes.com/pre-agriculture-gender-relations-seem-bad/

]]> "Hunter-gatherers"/"foragers" are sometimes said to have strong gender equality. But as far as I can tell, they don't. Part of the "Has Life Gotten Better?" series.

https://www.cold-takes.com/pre-agriculture-gender-relations-seem-bad/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9344217 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400 1217 full false Has Life Gotten Better?: the Post-Industrial Era Has Life Gotten Better?: the Post-Industrial Era Why I think life has gotten better over the last couple hundred years.

https://www.cold-takes.com/has-life-gotten-better-the-post-industrial-era/

]]> Why I think life has gotten better over the last couple hundred years.

https://www.cold-takes.com/has-life-gotten-better-the-post-industrial-era/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9353136 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:00:00 -0400 853 full false Has Life Gotten Better? Has Life Gotten Better? Trends in quality of life over all of human history (not just the last few hundred years).

https://www.cold-takes.com/has-life-gotten-better/



]]> Trends in quality of life over all of human history (not just the last few hundred years).

https://www.cold-takes.com/has-life-gotten-better/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9285821 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0400 549 full false Summary of history (empowerment and well-being lens) Summary of history (empowerment and well-being lens) Listing the big events for empowerment and well-being, leaving out all the wars that didn't clearly affect these things.

https://www.cold-takes.com/summary-of-history-empowerment-and-well-being-lens/

]]> Listing the big events for empowerment and well-being, leaving out all the wars that didn't clearly affect these things.

https://www.cold-takes.com/summary-of-history-empowerment-and-well-being-lens/

]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9275171 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:00:00 -0400 1054 full false Why AI alignment could be hard with modern deep learning (guest post by Ajeya Cotra) Why AI alignment could be hard with modern deep learning (guest post by Ajeya Cotra) Why would we program AI that wants to harm us? Because we might not know how to do otherwise.

https://www.cold-takes.com/why-ai-alignment-could-be-hard-with-modern-deep-learning/



]]> Why would we program AI that wants to harm us? Because we might not know how to do otherwise.

https://www.cold-takes.com/why-ai-alignment-could-be-hard-with-modern-deep-learning/



]]> coldtakes Buzzsprout-9229954 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400 1730 full false Call to Vigilance Call to Vigilance Given all our uncertainties about the most important century, I'm issuing a "call to vigilance" instead of "call to action": look out for opportunities to help the most important century go as well as possible. 

https://www.cold-takes.com/call-to-vigilance/ 

]]> Given all our uncertainties about the most important century, I'm issuing a "call to vigilance" instead of "call to action": look out for opportunities to help the most important century go as well as possible. 

https://www.cold-takes.com/call-to-vigilance/ 

]]> https://www.cold-takes.com/call-to-vigilance/ coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/c43d86db-9bbd-3f57-abcb-2bf6e4e1b550 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:47:13 -0400 330 Most Important Century 13 full false How to make the best of the most important century? How to make the best of the most important century? We, the people living in this century, have the chance to have a huge impact on huge numbers of people to come - if we can make sense of the situation enough to find helpful actions. 

 

https://www.cold-takes.com/making-the-best-of-the-most-important-century/ 

]]> We, the people living in this century, have the chance to have a huge impact on huge numbers of people to come - if we can make sense of the situation enough to find helpful actions. 

 

https://www.cold-takes.com/making-the-best-of-the-most-important-century/ 

]]> https://www.cold-takes.com/making-the-best-of-the-most-important-century/ coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/28996b6b-76bb-35a1-a987-bff5986c9de2 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:55:20 -0400 1314 Most Important Century 1 12 full false AI Timelines: Where the Arguments, and the ”Experts,” Stand AI Timelines: Where the Arguments, and the ”Experts,” Stand What the best available forecasting methods say about when we can expect transformative AI - and why there's no "expert field" for this topic.

https://www.cold-takes.com/where-ai-forecasting-stands-today/

 ]]> What the best available forecasting methods say about when we can expect transformative AI - and why there's no "expert field" for this topic.

https://www.cold-takes.com/where-ai-forecasting-stands-today/

 ]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/0a2c0dd4-c671-3c36-8460-4003243c6290 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:49:37 -0400 1127 11 false Forecasting transformative AI: the ”biological anchors” method in a nutshell Forecasting transformative AI: the ”biological anchors” method in a nutshell My preferred method of forecasting transformative AI, with pros and cons.

 

https://www.cold-takes.com/forecasting-transformative-ai-the-biological-anchors-method-in-a-nutshell/

 ]]> My preferred method of forecasting transformative AI, with pros and cons.

 

https://www.cold-takes.com/forecasting-transformative-ai-the-biological-anchors-method-in-a-nutshell/

 ]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/a9a8d53d-8aab-3bd8-a095-e0220ba23c81 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:18:29 -0400 1748 10 false Are we "trending toward" transformative AI? (How would we know?) Are we "trending toward" transformative AI? (How would we know?) AI progress may not trend in the ways we intuitively expect.

https://www.cold-takes.com/are-we-trending-toward-transformative-ai-how-would-we-know/

]]> AI progress may not trend in the ways we intuitively expect.

https://www.cold-takes.com/are-we-trending-toward-transformative-ai-how-would-we-know/

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/5f2f91f2-9f4e-37f9-8390-9db0b92b8c22 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:16:16 -0400 967 9 false Forecasting transformative AI: what's the burden of proof? Forecasting transformative AI: what's the burden of proof? This is the second of 4 posts summarizing hundreds of pages of technical reports focused almost entirely on forecasting one number: the year by which transformative AI will be developed.

https://www.cold-takes.com/forecasting-transformative-ai-whats-the-burden-of-proof/

]]> This is the second of 4 posts summarizing hundreds of pages of technical reports focused almost entirely on forecasting one number: the year by which transformative AI will be developed.

https://www.cold-takes.com/forecasting-transformative-ai-whats-the-burden-of-proof/

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/61aebf24-822c-3c22-b10e-8bb35f730216 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:12:44 -0400 1712 8 false Forecasting Transformative AI, Part 1: What Kind of AI? Forecasting Transformative AI, Part 1: What Kind of AI? PASTA: Process for Automating Scientific and Technological Advancement

https://www.cold-takes.com/transformative-ai-timelines-part-1-of-4-what-kind-of-ai/

 

]]> PASTA: Process for Automating Scientific and Technological Advancement

https://www.cold-takes.com/transformative-ai-timelines-part-1-of-4-what-kind-of-ai/

 

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/f0336f32-7331-37e4-9e1e-481ca930b279 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:33:06 -0400 1083 7 false This Can't Go On This Can't Go On https://www.cold-takes.com/this-cant-go-on/

The long view of economic history says we're in the midst of a huge, unsustainable acceleration. What happens next?

]]> https://www.cold-takes.com/this-cant-go-on/

The long view of economic history says we're in the midst of a huge, unsustainable acceleration. What happens next?

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/0b30f10a-5115-3383-b5c5-c1069e3d50b1 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:15:33 -0400 949 6 false Digital People Part 3 - Implications Digital People Part 3 - Implications Final section of the "Digital People Would Be An Even Bigger Deal" readthrough.

https://www.cold-takes.com/how-digital-people-could-change-the-world/

 

]]> Final section of the "Digital People Would Be An Even Bigger Deal" readthrough.

https://www.cold-takes.com/how-digital-people-could-change-the-world/

 

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/789c160b-0f58-38e8-9c75-40dd37187d79 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:08:40 -0400 807 5 false Digital People Part 2 (optional) - FAQ Digital People Part 2 (optional) - FAQ FAQ about the "digital people" idea.

https://www.cold-takes.com/digital-people-faq

 

]]> FAQ about the "digital people" idea.

https://www.cold-takes.com/digital-people-faq

 

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/26a73084-e7da-3ee9-8b7d-83753abc39b3 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:08:07 -0400 1497 4 false Digital People Part 1 - intro Digital People Part 1 - intro Audio for the first part of "Digital People Would Be An Even Bigger Deal."

https://www.cold-takes.com/how-digital-people-could-change-the-world/

 

]]> Audio for the first part of "Digital People Would Be An Even Bigger Deal."

https://www.cold-takes.com/how-digital-people-could-change-the-world/

 

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/cbe22daf-15ab-3962-abf5-e3fe808dde7f Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:07:11 -0400 680 3 false The Duplicator The Duplicator If people could be insta-copied, economic growth would explode.

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-duplicator/

 

]]> If people could be insta-copied, economic growth would explode.

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-duplicator/

 

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/932addf3-7026-3d28-a5ba-a26a145b65be Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:41:10 -0400 872 2 false All Possible Views About Humanity's Future Are Wild All Possible Views About Humanity's Future Are Wild If you think humans will eventually spread out across the galaxy (even if it takes 100,000 years), then you think we are among the earliest living beings, with remarkable opportunities to shape the future.

https://www.cold-takes.com/all-possible-views-about-humanitys-future-are-wild/

 

]]> If you think humans will eventually spread out across the galaxy (even if it takes 100,000 years), then you think we are among the earliest living beings, with remarkable opportunities to shape the future.

https://www.cold-takes.com/all-possible-views-about-humanitys-future-are-wild/

 

]]> coldtakes coldtakesblog.podbean.com/20048d63-84a5-309f-821f-78e0cf8c78bc Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:44:42 -0400 895 1 1 false