Caleb Watney is the director of innovation policy at the Progressive Policy Institute.
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00:20 America's innovation engine is slowing
01:02 Remote work/ agglomeration effects
08:45 Chinese vs American innovation
16:23 Reforming institutions
19:00 Tom Cotton's critique of high skilled Immigration
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
38:20 EU regulation
40:07 Biden vs Trump
42:30 Federal R & D
47:20 Climate megaprojects
49:35 Falling fertility rates
52:20 Advice to 20 yr old