• Is San Francisco a Failed State? (And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask the Mayor)

  • Jan 22 2025
  • Length: 59 mins
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Is San Francisco a Failed State? (And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask the Mayor)

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  • Stephen Dubner, live on stage, mixes it up with outbound mayor London Breed, and asks economists whether A.I. can be “human-centered” and if Tang is a gateway drug.

    • SOURCES:
      • London Breed, former mayor of San Francisco.
      • Erik Brynjolfsson, professor of economics at Stanford University
      • Koleman Strumpf, professor of economics at Wake Forest University

    • RESOURCES:
      • "SF crime rate at lowest point in more than 20 years, mayor says," by George Kelly (The San Francisco Standard, 2025)
      • "How the Trump Whale and Prediction Markets Beat the Pollsters in 2024," by Niall Ferguson and Manny Rincon-Cruz (Wall Street Journal, 2024)
      • "Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation," by Aidan Toner-Rodgers (MIT Department of Economics, 2024)

    • EXTRAS:
      • "Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive?" by Freakonomics Radio (2020)
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