The chapter discusses the rapid advancements in technology and their transformative effects on daily lives. It explores the concept of singularities, both positive and negative, and their potential consequences. The speakers highlight the central focus of many influential figures on enabling a positive singularity or preventing a negative one.
Historian and author Walter Russell Mead of Bard College and the Hudson Institute talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how innovation and religion can help us make sense of the current state of the world.