A podcast by venture capital firm Lux Capital on the opportunities and risks of science, technology, finance and the human condition. Hosted... more
It’s been a year for the record books, and so it is with the Riskgaming podcast. We published 68 episodes... more
We are really excited to announce the publication of our third and latest Riskgaming scenario, "Powering Up: China’s Global Quest... more
Recently in the Riskgaming newsletter (“The Productivity Precipice”), host Danny Crichton wrote about one of the biggest challenges facing America:... more
Every quarter, Lux sends an update to our limited partners observing the macroeconomic environment, the changes in venture capital, and... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
It’s not every day that we can get our distributed Riskgaming team into one podcast studio, but we actually managed... more
Anduril has become one of the most-watched companies in Silicon Valley, and for good reason. Its vertiginous rise from small... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
The sudden widespread usage of advanced artificial intelligence models has massively increased global demand for data centers that can handle... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
We’re really excited to talk about the launch of our second public Riskgaming scenario, “DeepFaked and DeepSixed: AI Election Security... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
The automobile industry is one of the most pivotal in the world, both due to its scale and its nexus... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
China’s pivot from open to closed over the past decade has been striking. It wasn’t so long ago that tens... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
China’s vertiginous rise over the past three decades has finally dawned on the Washington DC foreign policy blob. The hopes... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
In this episode of the RISKGAMING Podcast, host Danny Crichton sits down with columnist Michael Magnani to dissect the explosive... more
Science is the world’s greatest force for progress, but how are the people and institutions that compose this critical activity... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
This week, Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon were injured and killed by the thousands across two waves of attacks when their... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
The old adage of “If you build it, they will come” might be translated into chip design better as, “You... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
Silicon Valley couldn’t be farther from the confines of Langley or Fort Meade, let alone Beijing or Moscow. Yet, the... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
Gaming has enveloped our world. A majority of Americans now gamble at least once every year, and popular video games... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
Global inequality has grown over the past two decades, concentrating an enormous amount of wealth and power on an elite... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
It’s good and bad times in America. Inflation is down and wages are up in real terms, but there’s a... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world.... more
The CrowdStrike meltdown on July 19th shut down the world with one faulty patch — proving once again the interconnected fragility of... more
Welcome to the ongoing mini-series The Orthogonal Bet. Hosted by Samuel Arbesman, a Complexity Scientist, Author, and Scientist in Residence... more
When it comes to the so-called DC foreign policy “blob”, few scenarios have been more sketched out, analyzed and wargamed... more
Welcome to the ongoing mini-series The Orthogonal Bet. Hosted by Samuel Arbesman, a Complexity Scientist, Author, and Scientist in Residence... more
The history of pharmaceutical development has traditionally been one of exploration on the frontiers of life on Earth. From fungi... more
Welcome to the ongoing mini-series The Orthogonal Bet. Hosted by Samuel Arbesman, a Complexity Scientist, Author, and Scientist in Residence... more
Welcome to the ongoing mini-series The Orthogonal Bet. Hosted by Samuel Arbesman, a Complexity Scientist, Author, and Scientist in Residence... more
The media world has been rocked by artificial intelligence, labor strife, the creator economy, the decimation of business models and... more
Hello and welcome to the ongoing miniseries The Orthogonal Bet Hosted by Samuel Arbesman, Complexity Scientist, Author, and Scientist in Residence... more
If we had to rebuild American politics to be more positive, could we do it? And what would a positive... more
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, an ongoing mini-series that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world. Hosted... more
2024 is the year of democracy, with more than half of the world’s population voting in elections across India and... more
In this episode, Sam speaks with Ben Reinhardt, an engineer, scientist, and the founder of a new research organization called... more
Another week, another media tempest in a shrinking tea cup. This time, the internet’s ire centered on Perplexity AI, a... more
The Orthogonal Bet is an ongoing miniseries of the Riskgaming podcast that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that... more
There have been data revolutions in most areas of human activity, and biological research is no exception. The rapidly shrinking... more
Hello, and welcome to the ongoing mini-series, The Orthogonal Bet, a show that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns... more
Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig built Applied Intuition differently from most other startups. At a time of profligate spending at... more
This is the inaugural episode of an on-going mini-series for the Riskgaming podcast we’re dubbing the Orthogonal Bet. Organized by... more
We’ve known for decades that one of the key mechanisms of biology — and of life itself — is the... more
How does science progress? One way to look at the question is to peer into individual fields and observe the... more
Ever since the invention of CRISPR technology about a decade ago, biologists have gained increasing power to discover new DNA... more
Every quarter, Lux publishes our latest quarterly letter to our limited partners, highlighting the key themes we’re working on as... more
This week’s solar eclipse captured the imaginations of millions of Americans throughout an arc across the continent. One of those... more
During a recent interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized his interest in how Nvidia’s AI processing chips could transform the... more
Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig built Applied Intuition differently from most other startups. At a time of profligate spending at the peak... more