New Frontier

Corporal Dmytro on Serving on the Frontlines of Ukraine

Corporal Dmytro joins New Frontier to discuss his experiences in the Ukrainian military and the ongoing conflict with Russia. Some highlights: Firsthand account of the Russian invasion's early days and the chaos of initial combat operations Evolution of the conflict from early artillery dominance to drone warfare and trench combat Comparison of Ukrainian and Russian military capabilities and adaptations over time Impact of Western aid on Ukraine's defensive capabilities and morale Realities of f...

Brian Streem on Building a Startup in Ukraine

Brian Streem joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss building his startup in Ukraine and his thoughts on the conflict. Some highlights: Brian's company Vermeer and its vision-based navigation system for GPS-denied environments Brian's journey from film production and drone cinematography to defense technology The impact of Russian electronic warfare on GPS-dependent systems Why Brian decided to move to Ukraine to work on the ground The challenges and opportunities of developing defen...

Marian Tupy on Superabundance, Innovation, and Doomerism

Marian Tupy (@Marian_L_Tupy) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his book Superabundance, innovation, doomerism, and much more. Some highlights: Do we already live in an Age of Superabundance? Are the values of the Enlightenment getting stronger or weaker? Why do we still have so many dormers? Why is doomerism seemingly so embraced by elites? The power of Malthusian ideas Is underpopulation an existential risk? Can technology save us from underpopulation? What causes resource cur...

Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital on Bridging the Gaps Between Technology, Defense, and Policy

Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital (@bznotes) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss Tech, Defense, Policy, and everything in-between. Some highlights: What Bilal looks for in a founder as a Lux GP What makes a great DefenseTech founder? How does DoD view Silicon Valley? Is DefenseTech in a bubble? Immigrant Founders in the Tech Ecosystem Tech’s Responsibility to Society Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about the world right now? Is AI headed towards regulatory capture? How Media isn...

Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber on the Future of AI and the Existential Risk of Safetyism

Byrne Hobart (@byrnehobart) and Tobias Huber (@TobiasAHuber) join Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence. They cover: Is AI going to kill us? Is AI going to take all of our jobs and cause massive inequality? Is it going to destroy truth? Is it better to be a tech incumbent or a startup right now? Is the future of software one-time-use? What are the consequences of negative mainstream media coverage of AI? Will model interpretability increase or decrea...

Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures on SVB's Collapse and What Happens Next

Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures (@RagingVentures) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his prediction of SVB's collapse and his views on the state of the world. Some highlights: How Did Bill Predict SVB’s Collapse? His Other Bets and What Happens Next? Who Is at Fault for SVB’s Collapse? SVB? The Fed? VCs? The Impact of Passive Investing and Woke Capital on the Investment Landscape What Are the Lessons for Entrepreneurs and Regulators? Should Depositors Lose Their Money? Ar...

Michael Gibson on The Thiel Fellowship and The Future of Education and Innovation

Michael Gibson (@William_Blake) of 1517 Fund joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his new book, “Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University.” They discuss: - What is the Paper Belt, and Why Should We Light it on Fire? - The Modern Indulgences of the University System - What are Alternatives to the College Degree? - What Can We Learn from the Success of the Thiel Fellowship? - Which Countries Can America Learn from on Education? - The Lost Cu...

Eli Dourado and Austin Vernon on Energy Superabundance and Creating a Prosperous 21st Century

Eli Dourado (@elidourado) and Austin Vernon (@vernon3austin) join Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss their recent paper, Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future. Other topics discussed: - How Energy Superabundance can Lead us from a Carbon Surplus to a Carbon Shortage - How did a Scarcity Mindset Take Root in America? - The Policies that we Need for a Prosperous Century - The Future of Nuclear Energy - Building More Rather than Less to Solve Climate Cha...

Vitalik Buterin on the Future of Crypto and Technology

Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), co-founder of Ethereum, joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of crypto and technology. Topics discussed: - How is crypto starting to influence mainstream culture and corporations? - Is crypto positive or negative for nation states? - How much of crypto is innovation versus regulatory arbitrage? - Should we be reforming existing institutions to adopt crypto, or forming new ones? - How is exit possible in 2022? What role could DAOs play?...

Wes Yang on the Culture War

Eric Cline on 1177 B.C. & The Late Bronze Age

Eric Cline (@digkabri) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss 1177 B.C. and the late Bronze Age.

Ole Jacob Madsen on The Therapeutic Turn

Ole Jacob Madsen joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his book "The Therapeutic Turn" and the rise of therapy culture.

Stephen Hicks on Postmodernism

Stephen Hicks (@SRCHicks) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss postmodernism.

Adrian Goldsworthy on Ancient Rome

Adrian Goldsworthy joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss ancient Rome.

Deirdre McCloskey on Innovism vs. Capitalism

Deirdre McCloskey (@DeirdreMcClosk) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss "innovism" vs. capitalism.

Michael Millerman on The Relationship Between Politics and Metaphysics

Michael Millerman joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the relationship between politics and metaphysics.

Patrick Wyman on Communication & Mobility Throughout History

Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss communication & mobility throughout history.

Bryan Ward-Perkins on Late Antiquity

Bryan Ward-Perkins joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss late antiquity.

Rod Dreher on the Culture War

Rod Dreher (@roddreher) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the culture war.

Collin Hansen on the Decline of Christianity in Western Culture

Collin Hansen (@collinhansen) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the decline of Christianity in western culture.

Kyle Sammin on American Conservatism

Kyle Sammin (@kylesammin) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss American Conservatism.

Alexis Coe on George Washington & American History

Alexis Coe (@AlexisCoe) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss George Washington & American History.

James K.A. Smith on How (Not) to Be Secular

James K.A. Smith (@james_ka_smith) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss How (Not) to Be Secular.

Rudyard Lynch on Alternate History

Rudyard Lynch ( https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatifAltHist) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss alternate history.

Carl Trueman on The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Carl Trueman joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.

Matt Ridley on the Evolution of Everything

Matt Riddley (@mattwridley) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss the Evolution of Everything.

Sean Carroll on the Questions of the Universe

Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss humanism, reconciling science and morality, and the role of physics in evolution.

Geoffrey West on Scale & Exponential Growth

Geoffrey West joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss scale, exponential growth, and cross pollination in scientific research.

Raghuram Rajan on Growth and Sustainable Development

Raghuram Rajan (@GRaghuramRajan) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on growth and sustainable development.

Donald Hoffman on The Illusion of Reality

Don Hoffman (@donalddhoffman) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss the Illusion of Reality, Religion, and Morality.