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.
We also discuss:
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CSET's Map of Science) and the fate of Google Scholar
Being beholden to the checkbooks of funders
Topics that make policymakers' eyes roll - but shouldn't
The optimal employment conditions for growing temperate, nice, low-ego, tasty fruit
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Outtro music that Dewey eventually got around to sending me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk) Daisy Bell - the first computer to sing
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