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Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)

ByPatrick McKenzie

We live in a world where our civilization and daily lives depend upon institutions, infrastructure, and technological substrates that are _complicated_ but not _unknowable_. Join Patrick McKenzie (patio11) as he discusses how decisions, technology, culture, and incentives shape our finance, technology, government, and more, with the people who built (and build) those Complex Systems.

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50 episodes

How we tax property, with Lars Doucet

Dec 12, 2024•—

How we tax property, with Lars Doucet

The future of pandemic preparedness, with Joshua Morrison

Dec 19, 2024•—

The future of pandemic preparedness, with Joshua Morrison

Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth

Jan 2, 2025•—

Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth

Retrospective on 2024, with Sammy Cottrell

Jan 9, 2025•—

Retrospective on 2024, with Sammy Cottrell

Debanking explained

Jan 16, 2025•—

Debanking explained

The banking crisis, two years later

Jan 23, 2025•—

The banking crisis, two years later

The landmines buried in the fine print of Chicago’s new casino deal

Jan 30, 2025•—

The landmines buried in the fine print of Chicago’s new casino deal

Power plays: grid economics and engineering, with Travis Dauwalter

Feb 6, 2025•—

Power plays: grid economics and engineering, with Travis Dauwalter

Stablecoins and shenanigans, with Zeke Faux

Feb 13, 2025•—

Stablecoins and shenanigans, with Zeke Faux

You can’t retract the facts

Feb 20, 2025•—

You can’t retract the facts

AI, data centers, and power economics, with Azeem Azhar

Feb 27, 2025•—

AI, data centers, and power economics, with Azeem Azhar

A tale of two Americas in one $50K cash withdrawal

Mar 6, 2025•—

A tale of two Americas in one $50K cash withdrawal

Tax the dirt, with Lars Doucet & Greg Miller

Mar 13, 2025•—

Tax the dirt, with Lars Doucet & Greg Miller

Points, profits, and packed planes, with Gary Leff

Mar 20, 2025•—

Points, profits, and packed planes, with Gary Leff

No, poor people aren’t funding your credit card rewards

Mar 27, 2025•—

No, poor people aren’t funding your credit card rewards

The past, present, and future of AI, with Stripe

Apr 3, 2025•—

The past, present, and future of AI, with Stripe

Taking stablecoins seriously, with Haseeb Qureshi

Apr 10, 2025•—

Taking stablecoins seriously, with Haseeb Qureshi

The AI energy bottleneck, with Tim Fist

Apr 17, 2025•—

The AI energy bottleneck, with Tim Fist

Understanding and wielding power in local government, with Daniel Golliher

Apr 24, 2025•—

Understanding and wielding power in local government, with Daniel Golliher

Fixing government technology, with Mikey Dickerson

May 1, 2025•—

Fixing government technology, with Mikey Dickerson

Life insurance and your money, with Zac Townsend

May 8, 2025•—

Life insurance and your money, with Zac Townsend

Killing viruses with light, with Jacob Swett

May 15, 2025•—

Killing viruses with light, with Jacob Swett

The capitalist's guide to podcasting, with Ross Rheingans-Yoo

May 22, 2025•—

The capitalist's guide to podcasting, with Ross Rheingans-Yoo

How to negotiate your salary package

May 29, 2025•—

How to negotiate your salary package

Machine learning meets malware, with Caleb Fenton

Jun 5, 2025•—

Machine learning meets malware, with Caleb Fenton

Getting better at LLMs, with Zvi Mowshowitz

Jun 12, 2025•—

Getting better at LLMs, with Zvi Mowshowitz

The AI infrastructure stack with Jennifer Li, a16z

Jun 26, 2025•—

The AI infrastructure stack with Jennifer Li, a16z

Achieving results in the physical world, with Adam Jarvis of “Public Service”

Jul 3, 2025•—

Achieving results in the physical world, with Adam Jarvis of “Public Service”

Think like a trader, with Ricki Heicklen

Jul 10, 2025•—

Think like a trader, with Ricki Heicklen

Stacking the odds: Cate Hall on agency and outlier success

Jul 17, 2025•—

Stacking the odds: Cate Hall on agency and outlier success

How AI reshapes the craft of software engineering, with Yoav Tzfati

Jul 24, 2025•—

How AI reshapes the craft of software engineering, with Yoav Tzfati

Startup investing in Tokyo, with Coral Capital’s James Riney

Jul 31, 2025•—

Startup investing in Tokyo, with Coral Capital’s James Riney

Building software in Japan, with Jim Weisser

Aug 7, 2025•—

Building software in Japan, with Jim Weisser

How banks actually work (and don't work)

Aug 14, 2025•—

How banks actually work (and don't work)

AI and the great developer speed-up, with Joel Becker of METR

Aug 21, 2025•—

AI and the great developer speed-up, with Joel Becker of METR

Defense, drones, and military procurement, with Bean of Naval Gazing

Aug 28, 2025•—

Defense, drones, and military procurement, with Bean of Naval Gazing

Building software that survives contact with reality, with Will Wilson

Sep 4, 2025•—

Building software that survives contact with reality, with Will Wilson

AI alignment, with Emmett Shear

Sep 11, 2025•—

AI alignment, with Emmett Shear

Prestige media, new media, and the US government, with Kelsey Piper

Sep 19, 2025•—

Prestige media, new media, and the US government, with Kelsey Piper

How blogging went legit, with Substack CEO Chris Best

Sep 25, 2025•—

How blogging went legit, with Substack CEO Chris Best

Building institutions that bend towards truth, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine

Oct 2, 2025•—

Building institutions that bend towards truth, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine

Bits and bricks: Oliver Habryka on LessWrong, LightHaven, and community infrastructure

Oct 9, 2025•—

Bits and bricks: Oliver Habryka on LessWrong, LightHaven, and community infrastructure

Narrative, mastery, and character bleed in games, with Ricki Heicklen

Oct 16, 2025•—

Narrative, mastery, and character bleed in games, with Ricki Heicklen

Talking to the Bank of England about systemic risk and systems engineering

Oct 23, 2025•—

Talking to the Bank of England about systemic risk and systems engineering

Home improvement lending with fewer bankers and more computers

Oct 30, 2025•—

Home improvement lending with fewer bankers and more computers

How deposit insurance actually works

Nov 6, 2025•—

How deposit insurance actually works

The $4,000 insurance policy designed to never pay out

Nov 13, 2025•—

The $4,000 insurance policy designed to never pay out

Understanding equity at tech companies, with Billy Gallagher of Prospect

Nov 20, 2025•—

Understanding equity at tech companies, with Billy Gallagher of Prospect

The economics of discovery, with Ben Reinhardt

Dec 4, 2025•—

The economics of discovery, with Ben Reinhardt

Understanding perpetual futures

Dec 11, 2025•—

Understanding perpetual futures

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