Edward Glaeser is the chair of the Harvard department of economics, and the author of the best books and papers about cities (including Survival of the City and Triumph of the City).He explains why:* Cities are resilient to terrorism, remote work, & pandemics,* Silicon Valley may collapse but the Sunbelt will prosper, * Opioids show UBI is not a solution to AI* & much more!Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript here.Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.Timestamps(0:00:00) - Mars, Terrorism, & Capitals(0:06:32) - Decline, Population Collapse, & Young Men(0:14:44) - Urban Education(0:18:35) - Georgism, Robert Moses, & Too Much Democracy?(0:25:29) - Opioids, Automation, & UBI(0:29:57) - Remote Work, Taxation, & Metaverse(0:42:29) - Past & Future of Silicon Valley(0:48:56) - Housing Reform(0:52:32) - Europe’s Stagnation, Mumbai’s Safety, & Climate Change Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe
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