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  • AI and Mathematics, from Beijing – #123

    October 22, 2026 · 36 min

    Special episode recorded in Beijing. Steve discusses the future of mathematics in light of recent AI breakthroughs, the state of AI in China, and some thoughts on China's innovation economy. Chapter Markers: (00:00) - Beijing walk (03:44)…

  • AI Boom or Bust? – #122

    October 8, 2026 · 40 min

    Are we in an AI bubble?  Steve reviews analysis on CapEx, AI revenues, OAI+ANT burn rates. AI revenue has to reach $trillions per annum within the next few years (an increase of > 10x; compare total global software revenue of $1.5T…

  • Effort News and AI-Driven Journalism with Brian Chau – #121

    September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    Brian Chau is a mathematician, machine learning specialist, and the founder of Effort News, an independent media outlet focused on data-first, document-led investigative journalism. https://www.effort.news/ https://x.co…

  • Machine God: Hsu, Greer, Huang – #120

    September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

    Machine God is a feature-length AI documentary film, created by Steve Hsu, John Greer, and Lei Huang. This episode discusses the film's creation and content. Chapter Markers: (00:00) - Meet the Filmmakers (02:06) - Berkeley AI Boomtown…

  • How to Build a Research Institute: Thomas Fink of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences – #119

    August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    Dr. Thomas Fink is an Anglo-American physicist, author, and entrepreneur who serves as the founding Director of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS). He studied physics at Caltech, where he won the Fisher Prize, and…

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  • Venture Capital and Technology in China with Bohan Lou – #118

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Bohan Lou is a partner at Chemistry Ventures, based in SF.https://x.com/loubohan Bohan's report on the venture ecosystem in China: https://x.com/loubohan/status/2082143914924851449 Chapter Markers: (01:42) - Venture Capital in China…

  • Iran, AI, and the Third World War (Crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts Podcast) – #117

    July 30, 2026 · 53 min

    This is a crossover episode with Alf Beckinsale, an Oxford University student who hosts the Seeking Truth From Facts podcast. The main topics are the US-Iran conflict, geopolitics, and US-China AI competition. Chapter Markers: (00:00)…

  • State of AI, Summer 2026 – #116

    July 16, 2026 · 52 min

    Steve discusses the state of AI in summer 2026. Topics covered include: AI in math and theoretical physics, Recursive Self-Improvement, Agent swarms and tokenomics, IPOs and US-China competition, documentary film Machine God. Machine God…

  • Beff Jezos and Effective Accelerationism: Machine God of Loving Grace – #115

    July 2, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

    Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon) is a Canadian physicist, quantum computing researcher, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of the Effective Accelerationism (e/acc) movement. This interview was recorded in collaboration…

  • Razib Khan at Manifest 2026: Genetic Discoveries, AI, and Academia – #114

    June 18, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    This episode was recorded live at Manifest 2026. Razib Khan is a prominent writer, population geneticist, and podcaster. He is best known for his extensive deep-dives into human evolutionary history, consumer genomics, culture, and ancient…

  • Letter from Beijing 2: Tsinghua University – #113

    June 4, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    This special episode was recorded at Tsinghua University in Beijing, generally regarded as the top university in China. Our guests are 3 Americans studying and working at Tsinghua: Gabriel (undergrad), Justin (PhD student in AI), and Alex…

  • AI Billionaire on Existential Risk: Jaan Tallinn – #112

    May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

    Jaan Tallinn is a tech billionaire and founding engineer of Skype who leverages his wealth to mitigate existential risks from artificial general intelligence (AGI). He co-founded the Future of Life Institute and the Centre for the Study of…

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About the show

Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Join him for wide-ranging conversations with leading writers, scientists, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and more.