What's the Big Idea?: Recent Episodes
Matthew
Two wannabe experts talk about everything from the Chinese economic slowdown to the thermodynamics of human civilisation. We want this podcast to be as collaborative as possible. If you have any corrections, disagreements or anything at all to contribute, please contact us!Link to Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/whats_thebigidea/?hl=en
In this episode, Joe leads with a discussion on the war economies of the First World War. We consider the relative strengths of the Great Powers on the eve of the war, how their capacity to fight changed during the war and the economic impact that was felt in the years to come.
In this episode, we have our first guest! A friend of ours who completed a Master's in AI last year and has recently started a grad job as a software engineer, joins us to discuss recent developments in artificial intelligence.
We talk about the recently released OpenAI chatbot, ChatGPT (with a cameo appearance), how this changes our view of the pace of AI development and what big challenges still stand in the way.
We really enjoyed this conversation and hope you will too. Going forward, we're hoping to get more guests on (and return appearances).
Joe and Matt continue their book tier list. We discuss Piketty, The Rise and Fall of American Growth and more!
In this episode, Joe discusses the underlying causes of Trump's chaotic foreign policy. We discuss global trade imbalances and America's future as the world's pre-eminent power.
More importantly, in this episode we're excited to introduce a new intro song written by the intimidatingly talented friend of the show, Robert.
In this episode, Joe discusses the underlying causes of Trump's chaotic foreign policy. We discuss global trade imbalances and America's future as the world's pre-eminent power.
More importantly, in this episode we're excited to introduce a new intro song written by the intimidatingly talented friend of the show, Robert.
Talk on all things inflation and central banks. Matt makes himself a hostage to fortune by taking a dovish stance on inflation.
Our first episode focuses on the current slowdown in economic growth in China. Content warning: Matt takes a very pessimistic view and Joe humours him.