Today's guest is Azeem Azhar, one of the leading names in technology and podcasting in the English speaking world.With my new book, Scary Smart, releasing September 30th, and Azeem's new book, Exponential, releasing September 7th, I thought this would be a perfect conversation to set the context for an important discussion on the state of future. To ask it ... Show More
Oct 2024
Is the U.S. Leading Us to Nuclear War? Jeffrey Sachs on Power, Politics, and a Dangerous Future
In this episode of Slo Mo with Mo Gawdat, we wrap up our special miniseries, "It's Not What They Told You," with a powerful conversation featuring renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs. Known for his deep insights into global politics, economics, and ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2024
How We've Been Tricked: The Death of Economic Freedom | Grace Blakeley Exposes the Truth
Grace Blakeley is a leading economist, author, and political commentator, known for her sharp critiques of capitalism and neoliberalism. In the fourth episode in the series 'It's Not What They Told You', she joins Mo Gawdat to discuss the decline of economic freedom, how governme ... Show More
54m 38s
Sep 2024
The Harsh Truth About Our Economic Future | John Rubino on the Dollar Crisis, Wealth Gap & More
In the third episode of our miniseries 'It's Not What They Told You', Mo Gawdat speaks toJohn Rubino (https://rubino.substack.com), a former Wall Street financial analyst and author or co-author of five books, including The Money Bubble: What to Do Before It Pops and The Collapse ... Show More
1h 19m
Apr 2019
HBR Presents: Exponential View with Azeem Azhar
Entrepreneur, investor, and podcast host Azeem Azhar looks at some of the biggest issues at the intersection of technology and society, with a focus this season on artificial intelligence. In this episode, he speaks with University of Bath professor Joanna Bryson on the kind of p ... Show More
31m 50s
Sep 2021
Business Weekly: Exponential, with Azeem Azhar
We are entering the Exponential Age. Between faster computers, better software and bigger data, ours is the first era in human history in which technology is constantly accelerating.
Azeem Azhar - writer, technologist, and creator of the acclaimed Exponential View newsletter - ... Show More
42m 43s
Sep 2023
Conversation with Mustafa Suleyman — The Proliferation of AI & the Next Wave of Technology
Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO and co-founder of Inflection AI, joins Scott to discuss his new book, The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma.” We hear what to expect in the coming years and decades as AI gets smarter, why we’re not prepared ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2025
The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel's "Scaling Era" + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?
<p>This week, we dig into the group chat that’s rocking the Trump administration and talk about why turning to Signal to plan military operations probably isn’t a great idea. Then, we’re joined by the podcaster Dwarkesh Patel to discuss his new book “The Scaling Era,” and whether ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2019
Bubbles, Golden Ages, and Tech Revolutions
<p>How do we exploit the technological revolution for green growth and global development? Celebrated economist, author, and scholar, <strong>Carlota Perez</strong> joins <strong>Azeem Azhar</strong> to discuss the nature of techno-economic paradigm shifts and current progress in ... Show More
39m 27s
Nov 2021
EXPONENTIAL AGE: Everything Is Accelerating. Who’s at the Wheel?
We’ve all seen the meme. Two images, side by side. On the left, a photo of Jeff Bezos circa 1998. His hair is receding, his smile geeky, his sweater bulky and brown. The caption? “I sell books.” Then, on the right, there’s Jeff in 2017. His pate is as smooth as Lex Luther’s, his ... Show More
1h 7m