Deep Dive
Shownotes Transcript
(00:00) - Overview: 3 weeks in China
(02:33) - The China knowledge problem: Grappling with Reality
(06:54) - Physics seminars in Shanghai and Beijing
(15:54) - Chinese academia, challenges in scientific culture
(22:43) - Yu Min: Two Bombs, One Satellite
(27:02) - He Jiankui and gene editing, plus the future of biotech in China
(33:32) - China's AI and chip war strategy. Impact of U.S. policies on semiconductor industry
(35:46) - Quiet confidence in China's technological advancements
(37:17) - Discovering my father's history in Yunnan, etched in stone
(41:04) - Climbing Jade Mountain on election night: Trump Triumph
(48:31) - Shanghai modern infrastructure and technology
(51:16) - High-speed rail in China
(53:12) - Visit China - or at least watch some travel videos on YouTube!
Links to X posts made during my trip - check out the whole timeline
during this period.
PPP and US vs PRC Real GDP
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1851653168158949492)
PhD student asks me whether Jews control US politics:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852179736035778768)
Note to retards, on "Chicoms":
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852195575434715645)
Yu Min and the Chinese H-bomb:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852497112635671016)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852497765353558371)
Me and He Jiankui:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852693355601199262)
Dali:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1853239642075648356)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1853247317840629820)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1853301562480718195)
Lijiang:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1854395254105047484)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1854503079669838057)
MAGA on the Mountain:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1854015799901495674)
Business-class lie flat seats on HSR:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855042439280791977)
Kumming:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855050351755641106)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855409317937098864)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855748351855071433)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856215080637215222)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856239700362834006)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856533059509653578)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856634646160683273)
Shanghai:
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1857282310099386857)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1857391783770276314)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1857574060122845381)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1857653348557603255)
https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1858033981276467535)
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to [email protected] or Steve on X @hsu_steve.