The possibility of nuclear war is insane, as even contemplating it can lead to destruction. Steps must be taken to ensure it doesn't happen. However, there is little attention given to this issue. Former Defense Secretary William Perry, who has spent his life in the nuclear establishment, is terrified about the lack of attention. Public attitudes also reflect this, as a recent study found that nuclear war was not even considered an urgent issue, ranking at the bottom of the list. This ranking indicates a dangerous disregard for the threat of nuclear war.
Noam Chomsky joins Tyler to discuss why Noam and Wilhelm von Humboldt have similar views on language and liberty, good and bad evolutionary approaches to language, what he thinks Stephen Wolfram gets wrong about LLMs, whether he’s optimistic about the future, what he thinks of Thomas Schelling, the legacy of the 1960s-era left libertarians, the development trajectories of Nicaragua and Cuba, why he still answers every email, what he’s been most wrong about, and more.
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Recorded February 27th, 2023
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