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Caleb Watney is the director of innovation policy at the Progressive Policy Institute.

Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform.

Episode website here.
Follow Caleb on Twitter. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.

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

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(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 year olds

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