cover of episode Hurricane fallout, AlphaFold, Google breakup, Jayter's Ball, VC giveback, TikTok survey

Hurricane fallout, AlphaFold, Google breakup, Jayter's Ball, VC giveback, TikTok survey

2024/10/11

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

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Hurricanes Helene and Milton intensified due to record high Atlantic ocean surface temperatures, creating a feedback loop of moist air and wind forces. The removal of sulfur dioxide from cargo ships, while reducing acid rain, has inadvertently led to increased ocean warming and more frequent extreme storms.

90% of the sun's energy is absorbed by oceans.
Removing sulfur dioxide from cargo ships doubles the rate of ocean warming.
Warmer oceans lead to more frequent and severe hurricanes.

Shownotes Transcript

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(3:18) The science behind Hurricanes Helene and Milton

(14:59) The economics of intensifying natural disasters

(29:03) AlphaFold creators win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

(35:17) The Jayter's Ball

(38:53) Google antitrust update: DOJ is going for a breakup

(53:32) VC giveback: CRV will return ~$275M of a $500M fund to LPs

(1:03:44) New TikTok survey shows increased usage as a news source

(1:15:26) Election update: Are polling problems causing a strategy shift for Kamala Harris?

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