Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community
News discussed:
Ukraine Update: Kerch Strait Bridge 2: Electric Boogaloo
Fed still raising interest rates despite inflation being over
Monthly PCE inflation is at 2%
Even the Fed’s janky numbers have inflation at 3%
Judge killed Biden asylum rules
Biden tries student debt forgiveness again
wtf China. Secret chinese biolab in CA, similar to the secret chinese police station.
Niger presidential guard overthrow president and install a military junta.
Fake News!
AI STUFF
The White House secured a voluntary agreement with seven leading AI companies
the dumbest alignment plan ever.
Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are launching the Frontier Model Forum
Happy News
AI takes a prompt (“I want to hold a cup 🍵) and converts it into a 3d printable prosthetic
NASA and DARPA are working on a nuclear cislunar rocket
Blue Origin was able to refine polysilicates from simulated regalith
18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries
Indians mostly stopped shitting in the streets
Take the Poo to the Loo is great success!
Toyota claims a solid-state battery breakthrough for EVs
Sulfur Selenium Solid-State Battery From NASA Breaks Energy Storage Boundaries
enthusiastic Swifties cause seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake in Seattle
Troop Deployments
Wes - chart listing masculine and feminine traits
Eneasz - The Subversiveness of Barbie
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Episode 88 - The Fake News?