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Podcast: ChinaTalk
Episode: (Ad-Free) CSET: How to Break the Think Tank Mold
Description: What happens when a new think tank gets tens of millions of dollars to address national security + tech questions? Magic (in the form of many many good reports)! Dewey Murdick, director of CSET, discusses how the organization has brought a new level of rigor to hot topics ranging from chips to immigration and AI safety policy. We also discuss:CSET's Map of Science and the fate of Google ScholarBeing beholden to the checkbooks of fundersTopics that make policymakers' eyes roll - but shouldn'tThe optimal employment conditions for growing temperate, nice, low-ego...