The View of Science in "Don't Look Up"

 For my first "official" podcast of the new term, I commented on the way science and expertise were portrayed in Netflix's movie "Don't Look Up".  My thoughts were motivated by a review of the film on   CNN by Holly Thomas as well as Daniel Drezners' book, The Ideas Industry.

BTW- You can see Daniel Drezner talk about his book on YouTube

Informal Comments on The Proliferation of Aircraft Carriers

I posted a podcast while on break that stepped out of my normal academic boundaries to comment on the apparent proliferation of aircraft carriers. The though came to my mind when I saw this article on CNN about South Korea's design competition for a new carrier. This had me looking at other articles including

• Italian Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour Departs Norfolk, Completing F-35B Certification
• U.K. Aircraft Carrier, Italian Navy Carrier Cross-Deck F-35Bs in Mediterranean
• Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo To Start F-35B Tests

Since I was technically on break between terms I decided to indulge myself with a little amateur military analysis.

December Podcast List

 December 5

The Cultural Impacts of Globalization: Rudolf as Menace

December 12

Russia's Threat to Ukraine

November Podcast List

 

November 23

Oil Export Ban?

November 28

Xi Jinping's Tightening Control Over China

China's Evergrande Crisis

 

CNN's recent article on Evergrande has me thinking out loud about the problem of ghost cities in China and the prospects for a downturn in the country.

Biden's comments and US Policy on Taiwan

At a town hall meeting last night, President Biden twice said the US was committed to defend Taiwan if China attacked it. White House aides immediately walked the comments back, saying that the US remains committed to the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, and by implication to the policy of strategic ambiguity. In todays TOL podcast below, I talk about Biden's comments and Us policy towards Taiwan.

Comments on the News: China and Taiwan

 Tensions between China and Taiwan have been in the news recently as China has sent warplanes into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone. I talk about this in my TOL Podcast (below) and have provided links to relevant articles below the podcast

Links to relevant Articles:

China isn't about to invade Taiwan. But the two sides are on a dangerous path by Ben Westcott and Eric Cheung, CNN

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a bloody, logistical nightmare by Ben Westcott

What Is the U.S. “One China” Policy, and Why Does it Matter? by Michael Green, CSIS

NTD Talking Points interview: Ian Easton: An Invasion of Taiwan Would Be Nothing Like We’ve Seen in Modern Warfare