Theory of Change @TheoryChange
A weekly podcast exploring larger trends in politics, religion, technology, and media. Hosted by @mattsheffield. Part of the @DiscoverFlux network. plus.flux.community/s/theory-of-ch… Joined October 2019-
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In our latest episode, Seth Flaxman discusses how Democrats have failed to articulate a broader alternative to Trump's MAGA claims and that opposition is not enough plus.flux.community/p/americans-wa…
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I recorded a great @TheoryChange episode with @page88 on the importance of literary criticism during a time when so many people believe in fictionalized realities. plus.flux.community/p/in-an-age-of…
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1/🧵 There's been so much hype, naysaying and doomerism about AI that I wanted to do two episodes about it on "Theory of Change." The first, w/ Venkatesh Rao, centers on his idea of "mediocrity" and how it applies to natural, AI, and economic processes plus.flux.community/p/why-mediocri…
In our latest episode, Dave Karpf talks about how today's controversies over AI echo past discussions over "Big Data" and that how technology is used by society is the most important question to keep in mind about new ideas plus.flux.community/p/ai-is-not-th…
New episode is out! @vgr joins @mattsheffield to cut through the AI hype and doomerism, exploring how large language models really work and why "mediocrity" is often the secret ingredient behind breakthroughs in evolution, technology, and the economy. plus.flux.community/p/why-mediocri…
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🧵 Social media permanently changed American political campaigning, but only Republicans have changed with it. Donald Trump won the 2024 election, not because he was liked, but because his party understands network marketing. (Link in next post due to Elon Musk censorship...)
One of the weirdest sub-plots of the 2024 election was Donald Trump marketing himself as a hip-hop icon following his arrest. Sadly, several prominent artists helped, a sick degrading of the revolutionary ethos of Tupac and the creators of rap plus.flux.community/p/tupac-shakur…
ICYMI over the weekend, we released a new episode with historian Ada Palmer on the meaning of the Renaissance and why secularists should stop imagining Machiavelli and others were secret atheists. plus.flux.community/p/pluralism-wa…
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Ten Years of Trump: America's Lost Decade (With Paul Campos & Erik Loomis) x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Ten years of Trumpism: America’s lost decade dlvr.it/TLWVFC
As Evangelical Protestantism becomes increasingly unhinged from reality, Mormonism is being torn in separate directions. Much more in our latest episode featuring ex-Mormon author Luna Corbden! plus.flux.community/p/as-evangelic…
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🧵 Since Donald Trump came along, politics has fundamentally changed, in the US and elsewhere. In the past, people were largely divided by ideologies and issues. Now, the divide is between instinct and reason--and the right is doing it better. Link in next post
In our latest episode, political scientist Eric Oliver discusses his research about how American political divides reflect cognitive divides between "intuitionists" who think with their guts and "rationalists" who prefer abstract thinking. plus.flux.community/p/americas-pol…
New episode! Republican men see masculinity as under attack, but most Americans seem to disagree. Inside @pewresearch's report on masculinity and gender in the US plus.flux.community/p/republican-m…
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On the latest @TheoryChange, I spoke with @MattPolProf about how the Anglo left and center-left haven't learned from each other, and that this is why they have been ineffectual at combating reactionary fake populism. People want to be inspired and listened to. Link in next.
Don't miss our latest episode featuring @MattPolProf talking about how both liberalism and socialism haven't learned from each other--and this is why they've been so feckless against reactionary conservatism. Here's the Apple Podcasts link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lib…
New episode posted! Join @nils_gilman and @mattsheffield for a discussion about Trump's attack on higher education and how far-right Republicans foment fear and deceit about science. plus.flux.community/p/trumps-loomi…
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In the latest "Theory of Change" episode, @lehmannchris and I discussed the completely contradictory nature of what Trump's voters want from him, and also why Democrats are so unwilling to meaningfully critique and challenge Trump. Link in next post...
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