Scott Moore, a Practice Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Craig Martin, a law professor specializing in international law, dive into the geopolitical risks surrounding solar geoengineering. They discuss how this technology could initiate international conflict due to the uneven distribution of risks and benefits. The need for a strong governance framework to mitigate tensions is emphasized, as is the potential for unilateral actions that might lead to military issues. Their insights paint a complex picture of a technology that could significantly impact global politics.

Can the US and China play nicely enough with each other to not ruin the planet in the coming century? In particular, what prospects are there for cooperation around global challenges and biotech? For this episode, I'm joined by Scott Moore, Penn's director of China programs and strategic initiatives and perhaps the nicest person on China Twitter.We discuss Medical cooperation between China and the US during the Ebola outbreak. Whether shared global challenges can be combatted without China. Leapfrogging as a means of developing technologically versus innovation. The scariest things that could happen as a result of biotech research. I have ChinaTalk newsletter which you should all sign up to read!Outro music: 杨和苏KeyNG - “王位” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FsnXOKTZ8Episode cover art made using Midjourney with the prompt "US China reluctant cooperation in the style of john singer sargent" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Moore, co-founder of Gitcoin, discusses the impact of Dunbar's number on DAOs, the challenges of governing at scale, and the evolution of decentralized autonomous organizations in the tech space. The conversation also explores group dynamics and decision-making processes within DAOs, the role of stewards as content creators in web3 governance, and favorite items in the guest's wallet like the Kudos NFT and Infinite Token.