Tim Wu argues we have entered the "Age of Extraction." Learn how Big Tech pivoted from creating value to harvesting user attention like livestock, transforming the digital utopia into a prison—and discover the path to fixing the internet economy.
Jeremy Grantham and historian Edward Chancellor discuss the mechanics of bubbles, the risks of ultra-low interest rates, and the challenge of finding value in a "world on fire." A sobering look at today's markets from the authors of "The Making of a Perma Bear."
Finance professor Patrick Boyle joins Hidden Forces to analyze Jeffrey Epstein's opaque financial history and the institutional failures revealed by the files. The discussion explores why digital platforms like YouTube are demonetizing analysis of these public court documents.
Do we have a biological need to feel significant? Philosopher Rebecca Goldstein argues we possess a "mattering instinct" as vital as survival. Exploring Spinoza and psychology, she reveals how this drive shapes our behavior and why life feels empty without it.
The official story of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting is full of holes. Journalist Ian Carroll spent years analyzing evidence that points to a far more complex event than the lone gunman narrative, involving physical impossibilities and potential state-level actors.
