

Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
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.
Episodes


The banking crisis, two years later

Debanking explained

Retrospective on 2024, with Sammy Cottrell

Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth

The future of pandemic preparedness, with Joshua Morrison

How we tax property, with Lars Doucet

Fraud levels are a policy choice

AI, poker, and mind games, with Max Chiswick

Boom, busts, and long term progress with Byrne Hobart
Economic growth historically accelerated from the Neolithic era through the Industrial Revolution, peaking in the mid-20th century before experiencing a relative slowdown. This stagnation is challenged by periods of intense, often irrational, optimism that drive massive investment in foundational infrastructure. While ...

How money moves, with Erik Torenberg

From molecule to medicine, with Ross Rheingans-Yoo

Picking Uncle Sam's pocket, with Jetson Leder-Luis

How real estate investing works with Moses Kagan

Telling the tech story

The hundred-year-old telegram worth $5 million, with Jim McKenzie

Bits, Bytes, and Burgers with Byrne Hobart

Decisions Nobody Made, policy edition, with Dave Guarino

True Crime, banking edition

That time we accidentally created national healthcare infrastructure, with Dave Kasten
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