The world is at war -- and not all of it is in the obvious ways. There is a war around technology, and using technology, and the US and China are at the heart of it.

Welcome to Episode 64 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Ajay and Amit discuss the contours of the global tech wars playing out on the geopolitical stage. It is fundamental, it is fierce and it affects us all.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging 00:13 Intro: But a Distant Memory? 04:37 Chapter 1: What is This Great Drama? 07:19 Chapter 2: How This War is Playing Out 13:00 Chapter 3: It All Goes to Hell. Why? 38:31 Chapter 4: What Can Happen Next? 54:14 Chapter 5: Recommendations

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We often assume that all knowledge is recorded, and every generation builds on the knowledge of past generations. This is not true. Much knowledge is lost -- and some is regained.

Welcome to Episode 63 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit and Ajay discuss precious knowledge of remarkable things that we lost over time -- some of which we are slowly regaining!

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging 00:13 Intro: The Witch Casts a Spell 13:08 Chapter 1: Silphium/Silpheon 20:00 Chapter 2: Dhaka Muslin 29:11 Chapter 3: Fogbank 36:43 Chapter 4: Artemisinin 49:07 Chapter 5: Reconstructing Germany and Japan After WW2

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In academia and research, the pursuit of knowledge very often culminates in a paper. But even outside that field -- within any field, in fact -- knowledge must be pursued, parsed, processed and put down on paper. Everyone should know how to do this, even if you never want to write a paper in your life.

Welcome to Episode 62 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Ajay distills his experience of many decades of writing papers into a masterclass that will help you not just be a better writer, but a better thinker.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging 00:13 Chapter 1: The Sociology of How This Machine Works 15:29 Chapter 2: The Elements of a Paper 20:24 Chapter 3: What Makes for a Good Paper? 25:59 Chapter 4: Put the Reader First 34:39 Chapter 5: The Structure of a Paper 47:21 Chapter 6: The Act of Writing 55:38 Chapter 7: Getting It Out There 1:01:11 Chapter 8: Ajay’s Insights About Writing Papers 1:06:39 Chapter 9: Recommendations

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