Mark Zuckerberg Interviews Patrick Collison and Tyler Cowen on the Nature and Causes of Progress (Bonus)
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🗓️ 27 November 2019
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Over the past year Mark Zuckerberg has held a series of interviews themed around technology and society. This conversation with Tyler and Patrick is the last in that series, and covers why they think the study of progress is so important, including how it could affect biomedical research, the founding of new universities and foundations, building things fast, housing and healthcare affordability, the next four years of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and more.
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Recorded November 22nd, 2019
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Jeff, producer of Conversations with Tyler. |
| 0:06.9 | In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we're bringing you another bonus episode. |
| 0:10.0 | This time, it's Mark Zuckerberg interviewing Tyler Cowan and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison |
| 0:14.5 | about the need to better understand the nature and causes of progress. |
| 0:18.1 | Now, this was the final interview in Mark's year-long series on Technology and Society, |
| 0:23.4 | and you can also find it on Mark's Facebook page. |
| 0:26.1 | So as you're sitting around the Thanksgiving table this week, take a tip from Tyler and |
| 0:29.5 | Patrick. |
| 0:30.5 | Instead of politics, talk about the paper from DuFlo and Banerjee that found coaching |
| 0:34.4 | and proved the effectiveness of foreign aid, or Marvel, it how we built the Golden Gate |
| 0:38.6 | and Bay Bridge simultaneously in four years. |
| 0:41.8 | How fast did you get your Thanksgiving feast ready? |
| 0:44.6 | Enjoy! |
| 0:45.6 | Conversations with Tyler is produced by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, |
| 0:57.1 | bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. |
| 1:01.2 | Learn more at orcadus.org. |
| 1:04.0 | And for more conversations, including videos, transcripts, and upcoming dates, visit ConversationsWithT Tyler.com. |
| 1:11.0 | Hey everyone, and welcome to the next and our series of discussions on the Internet and |
| 1:25.5 | Technology and progress and some of the social issues that we face. |
| 1:30.2 | We've done a number of these this year focused on topics ranging from regulation to journalism |
| 1:34.7 | to biomedical research. |
| 1:36.8 | And today, we're going to focus on a discussion on what progress is itself and how we might |
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