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Ken Henry: " I remember I had a conversation with Kevin Rudd shortly after he became Prime Minister in November, 2007. He said, just out of the blue, 'What do you think the sustainable population of Australia is?' At the time, the Australian population was probably about 22,

People are good. People create new ideas, which allows for more people.

What I call the ‘joint problem of housing and productivity’: to improve national productivity, it’s vital that more people can afford to live and work in our major agglomerations, but equally, to prepare the nation to bear falling and lower house prices, we need rising incomes

New episode! I share the 8 biggest things I learned from my Australian policy series — featuring Andrew Leigh, Sam Roggeveen, Richard Holden, Steven Hamilton, Judith Brett, Abul Rizvi, Peter Tulip, and Ken Henry. The conversations totaled more than 12 hours of discussion. Grateful to

This series was a true public service from Joe- the sort of in-depth policy discussions that Australians, to our detriment, mostly have to import from the US.

~95% sure this is quoting Ken from my podcast. As the '15 million/50 million/new city of 10 million' thing becomes a meme, it's worth asking what sort of planning restrictions a functional new city of 10 million would have, and whether our existing major cities have the same now

If you're trying to learn new things, it's helpful — maybe essential — to have a *context*. Every now and then, I get an email from someone asking for advice on how to read more books. They're often looking for tools and tactics. But tools and tactics won't help them much;

New episode Much fun chatting with Laura 🌲 ⛰️! We discuss: - personal identity, and what, exactly, we want to preserve - what a “more humane transhumanism” might look like - scientific awe - seeing inside the cell - the antimemetic qualities of reversible cryopreservation -

I asked Ken Henry: if he was Treasury Secretary today, what advice would he give the Prime Minister about the possibility of mass white collar job losses stemming from human-level AI?

Over the coming months, I'll be publishing some pieces of writing. I currently have a writing page on my website: josephnoelwalker.com/writing/ Should I also set up a Substack and cross-post everything?

A standard coming-of-age event for any aspiring podcast is that your interviews get cited in a lecture by the ATO Commissioner

A podcast genre I'm really enjoying: Conversations between experts where the target audience is primarily their peers, not laypeople. Three recent examples: 1. Danielle Elston, Caroline Croser-Barlow and Alison Lloydd-Wright's debriefs on The Westminster Tradition podcast

I asked Francis Fukuyama (Francis Fukuyama): What would it take for future AIs to be granted political rights? (Will be publishing the full conversation in the coming days. Subscribe at the links below to be notified when it's published!)

A few weeks ago, I asked Francis Fukuyama (Francis Fukuyama): given their mutual megalothymia, how do you make sense of the equilibrium Elon Musk and Donald Trump have reached in their personal relationship? Fukuyama: " Well, I don't think it's an equilibrium. I've always

A few weeks ago, our CEO Laura 🌲 ⛰️ joined Joseph Noel Walker for a thoughtful and wide ranging discussion 🤩 Joe came incredibly well-researched; together they explored:   – personal identity   – seeking a more humane transhumanism   – states of scientific awe   – visualizing

Recording a podcast in Perth in July. Is there anyone else in Perth I should interview or meet?

Do *societies* exhibit risk aversion? E.g., as countries grow richer, are they less likely to gamble on reforms that could enhance productivity? Grateful for pointers to any relevant literature 🙏

If you (i) own your home outright, (ii) live in a major city, and (iii) have kid/s under the age of 25, what is the maximum % of your home equity you would you trade in order for your kids, once adults, to be able to buy their own home within 30 minutes’ travel-time of yours?