18 min

Beyond the ‘Matrix’ Theory of the Mind The Ezra Klein Show

    • Society & Culture

Some thoughts on how humans think, how economies grow and why the technologies we think will help so often hurt.

Column:

“Beyond the ‘Matrix’ Theory of the Mind” by Ezra Klein

Episode Recommendations:

Maryanne Wolf on how reading shapes our brains

Cal Newport on the problems with the way we work

My A.M.A. on A.I.

Gary Marcus on the limits of A.I.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.

You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.

“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Emefa Agawu, Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld, Roge Karma and Kristin Lin. Fact-checking by Rollin Hu. Mixing by Sonia Herrero. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.

Some thoughts on how humans think, how economies grow and why the technologies we think will help so often hurt.

Column:

“Beyond the ‘Matrix’ Theory of the Mind” by Ezra Klein

Episode Recommendations:

Maryanne Wolf on how reading shapes our brains

Cal Newport on the problems with the way we work

My A.M.A. on A.I.

Gary Marcus on the limits of A.I.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.

You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.

“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Emefa Agawu, Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld, Roge Karma and Kristin Lin. Fact-checking by Rollin Hu. Mixing by Sonia Herrero. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.

18 min

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