Discussing Where's My Flying Car w/ Rohit Krishnan

Rohit Krishnan is a venture capitalist who writes about "the strange loops underlying our systems of innovation" at https://www.strangeloopcanon.com. We discussed J. Storrs. Hall's book Where Is My Flying Car?Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform.Episode website + transcript here. Relevant essays from Rohit:Review of Where Is My Flying CarThe Small Successes Of NanotechIsolated Narratives of ProgressMeditations On RegulationsFollow Rohit's Twitter. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.Timestamps:(00:00) - Why don't we have flying cars?(08:09) - Should we expect exponential growth?(18:13) - Machiavelli Effect and centralization of science funding(27:55) - We need more science fiction(32:40) - The return of citizen science?(37:40) - Have we grown too comfortable for progress?(42:15) - Is India the future of innovation?(47:15) - Is there an upper-income trap?(50:30) - Forecasts for technologiesTimestamps:00:00 Why don't we have flying cars?08:09 Should we expect exponential growth?18:13 Machiavelli Effect and centralization of science funding27:55 We need more science fiction32:40 The return of citizen science?37:40 Have we grown too comfortable for progress?42:15 Is India the future of innovation?47:15 Is there an upper-income trap?50:30 Forecasts for technologies This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkeshpatel.com