Fri Dec 03 2021

<p>Dewey Murdick, director of CSET, discusses how the organization has brought a new level of rigor to hot topics ranging from chips to immigration and AI safety policy. </p><p> </p><p>We also discuss:</p><ul><li><a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/cset-map-of-science/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CSET's Map of Science</a> and the fate of Google Scholar</li><li>Being beholden to the checkbooks of funders</li><li>Topics that make policymakers' eyes roll - but shouldn't</li><li>The optimal employment conditions for growing temperate, nice, low-ego, tasty fruit</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Please consider supporting ChinaTalk at https://www.patreon.com/ChinaTalk for an ad-free feed.</p><br><p>Outtro music that Dewey eventually got around to sending me: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk</a> Daisy Bell - the first computer to sing</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noo...