Jul 302026
What Saudi Arabia Truly Can't Afford May Not Be Defeat on the Battlefield
A conflict with the Houthis that is once again heating up first brings to mind missiles, drones, and border security.
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Jul 272026
America Hits Pause, but the War Is Not Over
The US halt of airstrikes on Iran entered its third day, but the program stressed repeatedly that this is not a ceasefire agreed by both sides.
Jul 262026
The Hardest Part of Europe's Energy Predicament to Resolve Is Not Price
Oil prices, gas reserves, diesel, and jet fuel were all placed on the same pressure gauge by the program.
Jul 252026
When Odesa No Longer Goes to Sea, Grain Becomes Part of War
The program begins with Maersk's decision to stop sending ships to Odesa.
Jul 242026
When a War Cannot Be Won, Can a Victory Image Be Manufactured First?
The program opens with a report on Trump considering expanding strikes against Iran.
Jul 232026
Thirty-Five Minutes in Manila Expose the Boundaries of Open Diplomacy
Lavrov and Rubio met in Manila for about thirty-five minutes, with no joint statement and no public results.
Jul 232026
DoorDash's Next Competition Will Not Happen Inside the Model Alone
Conversational interfaces change what demand looks like: instead of keywords, customers describe a whole situation. The episode explains why DoorDash believes the decisive advantage in agentic commerce and autonomous delivery will come from real-world operations—the marketplace, logistics, and merchant network—more than from the model.
Jul 102026
Gravity Is Not an Invisible Hand: Adam Brown's Route into General Relativity
Adam Brown opens with a problem of explanation. In the lecture's telling, Newtonian gravity looks instantaneous, while special relativity treats the speed of light as a limit on influence.
Jul 92026
Will AI Replace Travel Agents? The Barrier Is Not Itinerary Generation
Booking's CEO joined Priceline in 2000 as the Nasdaq peaked and watched its market value collapse from billions to a few hundred million. The episode uses that crash to separate technological value from investment outcomes, and identifies what a travel platform must prove before agentic AI becomes a durable advantage rather than a demo.
Jun 302026
When a Correct Answer Is Not Yet Mathematical Understanding
A high-profile result in machine problem solving would still be one benchmark among others, not the moment general intelligence is settled. Grant Sanderson uses olympiad-style tasks to show capability spreading unevenly across problem types, and asks what separates a correct answer from mathematical understanding.
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