Dylan Matthews on Negativity Bias and the Cost of Foreign Aid Cuts

Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent at Vox and one of the key writers behind Future Perfect, a section of the site dedicated to exploring ways to make the world better through evidence, reason, and moral philosophy. If you look at his body of work, you’ll find that he’s written about everything from AI risk to tax policy to foreign aid spending. And that eclecticism is part of what makes him so compelling.

In this episode, I got a chance to speak with him about the extent of negativity bias in journalism, the positive effects of George W. Bush's presidency, and the future of artificial intelligence in society.

Show Notes

"Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

"We’ll miss globalism when it’s gone" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

"What would a world without foreign aid look like?" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

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