Urban Sprawl, Straussians, and Obsessiveness in Tech Founders

We chat about:

-AIs trading crypto + the broader role of crypto/CBDCs

-the impact of AI on real interest rates (Cowen’s Third Law)

-the replenishing of low-hanging fruit

Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University and Director of the Mercatus Center. He needs little introduction given his widespread online footprint. Tyler writes regularly on his blog Marginal Revolution, hosts his podcast Conversations with Tyler, and is the author of a column on Bloomberg.

Tyler is an avid traveler, the author of books including The Great Stagnation and Talent, and a food connoisseur of many cuisines.