2min chapter

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas cover image

205 | John Quiggin on Interest Rates and the Information Economy

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

CHAPTER

The Need for Public Investments in Things That the Market Is Not Going to Naturally Do

The need for public investments in things that the market is not going to naturally do, especially in this information economy. Ther ways to fix it, but they con't involve a substantial outlay of public money. But then i think what we ideally want, which is going to be very difficult, is for governments to take responsibility for providing lots of free and reliable information. That requires solving a bunch of social problems.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode