Manifold

Serial space entrepreneur Charles Miller discusses the evolution of commercial space, the impact of Elon Musk and SpaceX, the birth of Lynk and its technical breakthroughs, use cases for satellite connectivity, investment opportunities in Lynk, competition with Starlink, and the global competition in satellite technology. They also explore the future of satellite technology, mobile data speeds, and offer advice for young entrepreneurs.

TP Huang, a computer scientist and analyst, discusses China's dominance in the EV market. Topics include Tesla's impact, buying cars in China, China's domination in EV batteries, challenges facing Tesla, evolution of smart cars and autonomous vehicles, LIDAR technology, BYD and China's energy independence.

Taylor Ogan, CEO of Snow Bull Capital, discusses moving his firm to China for better market access and transparency post-pandemic. They explore China's dominance in electric vehicles and LiDAR technology, the value of site visits for investment research, and the challenges and unpredictability of investing in China's stock market. They also highlight the rapid technological advancements in various sectors and the transformative power of technology for the Chinese economy.

Bharat Karnad, an Emeritus Professor in National Security Studies, discusses India's nuclear arsenal, the assassination of Homi Bhabha, and refocusing India's defense posture from Pakistan to China. They explore the challenges in India-China relations, India's potential for growth, and the subjugation of India under foreign invaders. Karnad also shares personal experiences in journalism and sheds light on the mysterious death of Homi Bhabha.

Yasheng Huang, MIT professor, discusses China's examination system's impact on politics, economy, and innovation. Topics include: his personal journey, civil service exams, developing human capital, impact of the exam system, China's innovation peak and decline, collaboration with the West, and the future of U.S.-China relationship.

Computer scientist TP Huang and host Steve discuss Huawei's new phone and semiconductor chips, including the impact on Qualcomm and the US-China chip war. They also explore the use of 5G modem and RF chips, satellite capabilities of Huawei phones, and the competition between Huawei and Apple in the Chinese market. Additionally, they discuss the challenges in Chinese chip manufacturing and the consequences of US sanctions on Chinese chip manufacturers.

This podcast discusses meritocracy and university admissions, focusing on topics such as the predictive power of SAT scores, college learning outcomes, and the four paths to elite college admission. It also explores the concept of laundering prestige at elite universities and the impact of non-academic factors on student success. The podcast raises questions about the composition of elite universities and the decline of meritocracy in the admissions process.

Aella, a former sex worker, sex researcher, and data scientist, discusses her background, experiences as a sex worker and escorting, pimp culture, Seeking Arrangement, cheating, OnlyFans, incels and sex work, porn and Gen-Z, embryo screening, and the future of IVG.

Tim Detmer, leader in quantization, discusses his background and research program. Topics include large language models, quantization, democratization of AI technology, future of AI. Other chapters cover challenges of dyslexia, neural network progress, quantization in improving efficiency, cost and efficiency of consumer GPUs for AI models, compression and algorithms in network transfer, and limitations of neural networks.

Paul Huang is a journalist and research fellow with the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation. He is currently based in Taipei, Taiwan.Sample articles:Taiwan’s Military Has Flashy American Weapons but No Ammo (in Foreign Policy): https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/20/taiwan-military-flashy-american-weapons-no-ammo/Taiwan’s Military Is a Hollow Shell (Foreign Policy): https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/15/china-threat-invasion-conscription-taiwans-military-is-a-hollow-shell/Steve and Paul discuss:  0:00 Introduction 1:44 Paul’s background; the Green Party (DPP) and Blue Party (KMT) in Taiwan4:40 How the Taiwanese people view themselves vs mainland Chinese15:02 Taiwan taboos: politics and military preparedness15:27 Effect of Ukraine conflict on Taiwanese opinion29:56 Lack of realistic military planning37:20 Is there a political solution to reunification with China? What influence does the U.S. have?51:34 The likelihood of peaceful reunification of Taiwan and China56:45 Honest views on Taiwanese and U.S. military readiness for aconflict with ChinaMusic used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.--Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on Twitter @hsu_steve.