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Philippe Lemoine: Bad Covid Science, Ukraine Analysis, and Philosophy — #62
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Philippe Lemoine is a PhD candidate at Cornell University in philosophy and a widely-read public intellectual. We discuss philosophy, the scientific research used to justify COVID lockdowns, and the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Philippe’s writing: philippelemoine.com
- Philippe on X: https://twitter.com/phl43
- (00:00) - Introduction and Guest Background
- (00:54) - Philippe's Academic Journey
- (08:29) - Philosophical Insights and Career Shift: Public Intellectual
- (46:17) - Russian Energy and European Economy
- (48:27) - Covid Epidemic Modeling: Bad Science
- (56:22) - Critique of Scientific and Policy Incentives
- (01:31:54) - The Messy Reality of Ukraine Maidan Uprising
- (01:32:59) - Could Security Guarantees Have Prevented the Ukraine War?
- (02:07:21) - Ukraine War: Long-Term Predictions
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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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, 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 manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.
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Manage episode 424562538 series 2482665
Philippe Lemoine is a PhD candidate at Cornell University in philosophy and a widely-read public intellectual. We discuss philosophy, the scientific research used to justify COVID lockdowns, and the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Philippe’s writing: philippelemoine.com
- Philippe on X: https://twitter.com/phl43
- (00:00) - Introduction and Guest Background
- (00:54) - Philippe's Academic Journey
- (08:29) - Philosophical Insights and Career Shift: Public Intellectual
- (46:17) - Russian Energy and European Economy
- (48:27) - Covid Epidemic Modeling: Bad Science
- (56:22) - Critique of Scientific and Policy Incentives
- (01:31:54) - The Messy Reality of Ukraine Maidan Uprising
- (01:32:59) - Could Security Guarantees Have Prevented the Ukraine War?
- (02:07:21) - Ukraine War: Long-Term Predictions
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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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, 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 manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.
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