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Stanford CS Professor: AI Can Code. That's Why You Should Learn
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Stanford CS Professor: AI Can Code. That's Why You Should Learn

Interview with Chris Piech, Stanford CS Professor & Creator of Code in Place

AUG 01, 2026
20 MIN READ
 An Oxford Mathematician on What's Left for Human
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An Oxford Mathematician on What's Left for Human

Interview with Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University

JUL 27, 2026
16 MIN READ
A 58-Year-Old Mathematician's Life Advice about AI
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A 58-Year-Old Mathematician's Life Advice about AI

Interview with Ken Ono, Founding Mathematician of Axiom Math

JUL 20, 2026
32 MIN READ
How to Stay Great When AI Is Good Enough
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How to Stay Great When AI Is Good Enough

Interview with Matt Beane, author of The Skill Code & Associate Professor at UCSB

JUL 13, 2026
17 MIN READ
From Devastated to Inspired: What AI Did to One Mathematician
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From Devastated to Inspired: What AI Did to One Mathematician

An Interview with Ken Ono, the mathematician who went from devastated by AI to building the future of it

MAY 17, 2026
13 MIN READ
The Workers AI Is Replacing Are Not Who You Think
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The Workers AI Is Replacing Are Not Who You Think

An interview with Bharat Chandar, an economist at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab

APR 18, 2026
14 MIN READ
China Doesn't Need Better Al to Beat America
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China Doesn't Need Better Al to Beat America

An Interview with Dan Wang, Author of Breakneck and Research Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution

APR 05, 2026
10 MIN READ
The Super IC: How AI Agents Are Rewriting the Future of Every Job
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The Super IC: How AI Agents Are Rewriting the Future of Every Job

A founder of Relay.app explains why staying at Google is now a career risk

MAR 31, 2026
12 MIN READ