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Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. https://linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt

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    291 - Daron Acemoglu: AI Is Destroying American Democracy

    Daron Acemoglu is an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT and a recipient of the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which he shared with Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research on how institutions shape prosperity. He is also the bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power and Progress. In this episode, Robinson and Daron discuss the future of liberal democracy in an age of artificial intelligence. More particularly, they talk about how AI could undermine democratic institutions, whether tech billionaires have accumulated too much power, and why Daron believes current approaches to AI could produce an increasingly unequal, two-tier American society. They also discuss the importance of the 2026 elections, Zohran Mamdani, disagreements between the center and far left, and Daron’s proposal for a renewed “working-class liberalism.” Daron’s latest book is What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity (Dutton, 2026). Daron’s Website: https://www.daronacemoglu.com What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: https://a.co/d/0f0qGMxt OUTLINE 00:00 What Is Liberal Democracy? 09:30 How Does AI Undermine Democracy? 18:30 Are the Tech Billionaires Out of Control? 24:50 AI Is an Existential Threat 27:18 How AI Will Turn the USA into a Two-Tier Dystopia 35:17 Other Views on AI 38:19 Why the 2026 Elections Are So Important for the Left 42:30 What Makes Mamdani a Great Politician? 45:58 The Far Left vs the Center Left: Who Should Win? 52:00 Working Class Liberalism

  2. 13. Sept.

    290 - Nicholas Humphrey: Why Does Beauty Exist?

    Why Is the World So Beautiful?: https://a.co/d/0d3LsupA Nicholas Humphrey is a theoretical psychologist and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the London School of Economics, where his work has focused on the evolution of intelligence and consciousness. Among his many contributions, he was the first to demonstrate “blindsight” in monkeys, studied mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey, and developed influential theories about the social evolution of intelligence. In this episode, Robinson and Nicholas discuss the evolutionary origins of beauty and why human beings are so drawn to it. More particularly, they talk about rhyme, pattern-recognition, the adaptive value of aesthetic experience, the relationship between beauty and social life, and the methodology of evolutionary psychology. They also discuss whether beauty implies agency or creation, difficult cases for an evolutionary theory of aesthetics, spirituality and transcendence, and why some art is deliberately ugly. Nicholas’s upcoming book is Why Is the World So Beautiful? Our Minds in Search of Nature’s Rhymes (MIT Press, 2026). Nicholas’s Website: https://humphrey.org.uk OUTLINE 00:00 Why Is the World So Beautiful? 08:48 What Is Rhyme? 18:47 The Utility of Beauty 24:09 Beauty and Pattern-Recognition 34:26 Beauty and Society 41:21 The Methodology of Evolutionary Psychology 49:20 Creation and Agency 56:24 Problem Cases 01:02:26 Spirituality and Transcendence 01:07:34 Ugly Art

  3. 6. Sept.

    289 - Joe Henrich: How Culture Made Humans Weird

    Joe Henrich is the Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology and Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on cultural evolution, human psychology, sociality, prestige, cooperation, and the emergence of complex societies. In this episode, Robinson and Joe discuss how culture transformed human evolution and enabled our species to build increasingly large and complex societies. More particularly, they talk about the tools of paleoanthropology, hunter-gatherer societies, the rise of massive cities, and why Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic—or WEIRD—people are psychologically unusual. They also discuss dominance hierarchies, attractiveness and prestige, the evolution of morality, and the importance of punishment in human societies. Joe’s most recent popular book is The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020). Joe’s Website: https://henrich.fas.harvard.edu The WEIRDest People in the World: https://amzn.to/3F3wUY7 OUTLINE 00:00 Tools of Paleoanthropology 07:31 Two Hunter-Gatherer Societies 13:12 How Culture Enabled Massive Cities 19:08 The WEIRDEST People in the World 25:59 Dominance Hierarchies 35:40 Attractiveness and Prestige 46:01 The Evolution of Morality 52:33 Punishment Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

  4. 30. Aug.

    288 - Richard Wrangham: How Humans Caught Fire

    Richard Wrangham is the Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology, Emeritus, at Harvard University. A primatologist and biological anthropologist, he has studied wild chimpanzees in Uganda since 1987 and is known for his work on human evolution, the origins of violence, and the role of cooking in shaping our species. In this episode, Robinson and Richard discuss how humans diverged from our primate ancestors and the evolutionary importance of learning to control fire. More particularly, they talk about Richard’s cooking hypothesis, how cooking may have transformed the human brain and body, the relationship between fire and culture, and what chimpanzee behavior can teach us about the origins of human violence. Richard’s books include Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence, and The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution.Richard’s Harvard Profile: https://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/richard-w-wranghamCatching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human: https://a.co/d/0iaxEBhyOUTLINE00:00 Puzzles Posed by Human Beings09:32 The Cooking Hypothesis17:54 Cooking and the Brain22:12 Diverging From Our Ancestors28:27 Playing with Fire35:19 How Cooking Shaped Culture51:29 What Does Chimpanzee Warfare Look Like?01:04:50 Chimpanzee vs Human ViolenceRobinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

  5. 23. Aug.

    287: Daniel Lieberman: Evolution and the Human Diet

    Daniel Lieberman is the Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, where he studies the evolution of the human body and its relevance to health. In this episode, Robinson and Dan discuss the evolution of the human diet. More particularly, they talk about our last common ancestors with chimpanzees, how changes in the gut shaped human evolution, what Homo sapiens actually ate during the Paleolithic, and the transformative role of cooking. They also discuss whether there is such a thing as a natural human diet, why junk food is so appealing, and what an evolutionary perspective can teach us about weight loss and eating well. Dan’s latest book is Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well (Knopf, 2026). Fed Up: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593537998 OUTLINE 00:00 Dan’s Interest in Human Evolution 04:43 Why Our Heads Don’t Topple Over When We Run 07:41 Human Evolution and “Fed Up” 10:40 Understanding the Evolution of the Human Diet 19:12 Our Last Common Ancestors with Chimpanzees 30:05 Evolutionary Changes in the Gut 38:51 Homo Sapiens and the Paleolithic Diet 48:18 The Transformative Power of Cooking 54:30 The Most Important Diets 59:19 Why Are Junk Foods So Appealing? 01:03:19 Weight Loss Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

  6. 16. Aug.

    286: Adam Mockler: Trump, Newsom, and the Dark Future of American Politics

    Adam Mockler is a liberal political commentator, YouTube host, and digital media creator who has become one of the most prominent Gen Z voices in American political media. He hosts The Adam Mockler Show and has built an audience of more than two million subscribers on YouTube, where he produces daily political commentary and reporting. In this episode, Robinson and Adam discuss the changing relationship between politics, media, and the internet. More particularly, they talk about Adam’s liberal values, why independent media can outperform legacy media, the battle for attention online, how clipping has become a new form of political canvassing, and what Democrats need to do to win elections in 2026. They also discuss Charlie Kirk, political conspiracy theories and death threats, what Nick Fuentes is doing effectively as a communicator, Gavin Newsom’s media strategy, and whether Generation Alpha speaks a fundamentally different political language. Adam’s Website: https://www.adammockler.com Adam’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adammockler/ Adam’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@adammockler Adam’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adammockler Adam’s X: https://x.com/adammocklerr OUTLINE 00:45 Adam’s Expertise 10:53 Adam’s Liberal Values 14:30 Why Independent Media Beats Legacy Media 18:26 Clipping Is the New Canvassing 20:39 The Battle for the Attention Economy 26:06 How to Win Elections in 2026 31:16 What Constraints Are There on Independent Media? 38:44 On Charlie Kirk, Conspiracies, and Death Threats 41:46 What Is Nick Fuentes Doing Right? 47:18 Gavin Newsom’s Media Strategy, Explained 52:46 Does Gen Alpha Speak a New Political Language? Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

  7. 9. Aug.

    285 - Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: The Destruction of Modern Nations

    Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s twelfth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. Michael Hudson is Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and President of the Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends. He researches domestic and international finance, the history of economics, and the role of debt in shaping class stratification, among many other topics. This is Michael’s eighth appearance on the show. In this episode, Robinson, Richard, and Michael discuss colonialism and the death of modern nations. More particularly, they discuss the evolution of capitalism toward socialism, whether colonialism has officially ended, Russia, China, Israel, Iran, Trump, Putin, and the United States. Richard’s latest book is Understanding Capitalism (Democracy at Work, 2024). Michael’s most recent book is Temples of Enterprise (ISLET, 2024).  Understanding Capitalism (Book): https://www.democracyatwork.info/understanding_capitalism Richard’s Website: https://www.rdwolff.com Economic Update: https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate Michael’s Website: https://michael-hudson.com Temples of Enterprise: https://a.co/d/a3c53dm OUTLINE 00:00 Is Capitalism Evolving into Socialism? 07:20 Is Today the Post-Colonial Period? 18:10 How Colonialism Divided the World 28:54 China and the Revenge of Feudalism 41:06 Productive vs Unproductive Labor 49:24 Overcoming the “Discipline” of Academia 01:01:17 The Danger of Education 01:13:19 Will the United States Break Up? 01:21:22 Why the EU and NATO Will Break Up 01:29:15 Why Michael Believes the US Will Remain United 01:38:37 Trump’s Army and the Militarized Police 01:46:49 Is the US Turning into a Police State? 01:48:49 The Choice Before a Declining Empire Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

  8. 1. Aug.

    284 - Steve Keen: The Economics of Global Warfare

    Steve Keen is an economist and was most recently Head of the School of Economics, History and Politics at Kingston University in London. He has done research on a wide variety of topics, including Marxist economics, debt, complexity theory, and systems dynamics. In this episode, Steve and Robinson discuss his economic framework in relation to wars around the globe. More particularly, the discuss the importance of oil in the Iran War, the cold war with China, the war in Ukraine, and more. OUTLINE 00:00 The Crucial Importance of Oil in the Iran War 08:54 Systems Dynamics and Economics 14:22 How Much Inflation Will the Iran War Cause? 18:17 Will the Iran War Cause Famine? 28:56 Conspiracy and the Iran War 30:48 Tariffs and Trade Deficits 46:03 Will Trump’s Tariffs Bring Manufacturing Back to the United States 52:49 Steve’s Motivation 59:25 The Crucial Flaw in Marxism 01:12:43 Understanding the War in Ukraine’s Impact on Europe 01:16:38 On Putin’s Motivations in Ukraine 01:26:32 Understanding Trump through Narcissistic Personality Disorder 01:32:52 Trump and the Takeover of Venezuela 01:38:11 Economists Misunderstand Everything About China 01:53:01 Why Will China Survive Global Warming? 01:57:18 AI and the Future Economics of the World Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

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Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. https://linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt

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