Israel Strikes Iran, David Cameron Crumbles (Earthling Unplugged) | Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.
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Just posted! The latest Earthling, the weekend edition of The Nonzero Newsletter tinyurl.com/mwkvutk5

Yeah, who'd have guessed that if you bomb Iran's consulate and kill three generals, Iranian leaders would get all upset about it?

I had a predictably illuminating chat with Joshua Landis of Quincy Institute about the causes and consequences of Iran's attack on Israel. You can watch here or listen on the Nonzero podcast. youtube.com/watch?v=_QLK2T…

How Iran’s Attack Benefits Israel & What Next
Robert Wright & Joshua Landis

0:35 Why Iran’s attack on Israel was an “own goal”
5:12 Did Iran minimize casualties on purpose?
11:47 The rising odds of Israel attacking Iran directly
19:15 America’s contradictory relationship

Iran’s strike on Israel was an “own goal,” Middle East expert Joshua Landis tells Robert Wright.
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But Iran is supposed to accept Israel killing its generals when they're in a diplomatic compound as the new normal? (Miller was an Israel-Palestine negotiator for the US. A chronic inability to see things from the POV of both sides is one reason our negotiators never succeeded.)

The latest issue of The Earthling, the weekend edition of my Nonzero Newsletter. The Nonzero Newsletter. tinyurl.com/4tpcn8zx

Iran’s “Imminent” Attack (Earthling Unplugged) | Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.
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I had a great chat w/ Paul Bloom about Danny Kahneman & his legacy, the sociology of the rationalist community, AI doomerism, etc. You can watch here or listen on Nonzero Podcasts. youtube.com/watch?v=HWoS46…

Thinking Back on Kahneman, Fast and Slow | Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the late Nobel laureate’s life and legacy.
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My latest piece in The Nonzero Newsletter, about how the US media (including NY Times) encourages Netanyahu's dangerous brinksmanship with its unbalanced coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict. tinyurl.com/23dbs2ej