Sep 4, 2020 • 55M

8: Caleb Watney - America's Innovation Engine

Dwarkesh Patel
 
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Host Dwarkesh Patel interviews economists, scientists, and philosophers about their big ideas. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DwarkeshPatel
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Caleb Watney is the director of innovation policy at the Progressive Policy Institute.

Caleb's Twitter: https://twitter.com/calebwatney

Caleb's new blog: https://www.agglomerations.tech/

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp

My blog: https://dwarkesh.substack.com/

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22:26 Eric Weinstein's critique of high skilled Immigration

26:02 Reforming H1-B

30:30 Immigration during recession

32:55 Big tech / AI

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42:30 Federal R & D 

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52:20 Advice to 20 yr old