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Betting on Your Life: Kalshi and Polymarket’s War Wagers

Betting on Your Life: Kalshi and Polymarket’s War Wagers

Kalshi and Polymarket’s War Wagers

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Betting on Your Life: Kalshi and Polymarket’s War Wagers

Betting on Your Life: Kalshi and Polymarket’s War Wagers

Kalshi and Polymarket’s War Wagers

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Latest Videos

“American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology”

“American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology”

Technology vs. Democracy

Plain English With Derek Thompson • March 9

“American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology”

“American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology”

Technology vs. Democracy

Plain English With Derek Thompson • March 9

AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Jim Carrey Clones?! With Van Lathan.

AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Jim Carrey Clones?! With Van Lathan.

AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Carrey Clones?!

Wait a Second… • March 5

AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Jim Carrey Clones?! With Van Lathan.

AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Jim Carrey Clones?! With Van Lathan.

AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Carrey Clones?!

Wait a Second… • March 5

How Metrics Make Us Miserable

How Metrics Make Us Miserable

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Feb. 27

How Metrics Make Us Miserable

How Metrics Make Us Miserable

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Feb. 27

National Affairs

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras and the Surveillance State

Wait a Second… • Feb. 19

National Affairs

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the State of the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras, Nancy Guthrie, and the Surveillance State, With Bill Simmons

Ring Cameras and the Surveillance State

Wait a Second… • Feb. 19

Latest Stories

What Is Palantir? An FAQ.

What Is Palantir? An FAQ.

By Brian Phillips • Feb. 26 • 14 min read

What Is Palantir? An FAQ.

What Is Palantir? An FAQ.

By Brian Phillips • Feb. 26 • 14 min read

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

The Surveillance State Is Hiding From You

By Brian Phillips • Feb. 18 • 7 min read

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

How a Cute Dog in a Super Bowl Ad Revealed a National Surveillance Crisis

The Surveillance State Is Hiding From You

By Brian Phillips • Feb. 18 • 7 min read

How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dystopian Gambling Experiment

How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dystopian Gambling Experiment

Prediction Markets Are Rife With Potential for Abuse

By Brian Phillips • Jan. 14 • 9 min read

How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dystopian Gambling Experiment

How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dystopian Gambling Experiment

Prediction Markets Are Rife With Potential for Abuse

By Brian Phillips • Jan. 14 • 9 min read

The Slopification of Everything

The Slopification of Everything

By Brian Phillips • Dec. 17, 2025 • 10 min read

The Slopification of Everything

The Slopification of Everything

By Brian Phillips • Dec. 17, 2025 • 10 min read

Latest Podcasts

Plain English BEST OF: This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst

Plain English BEST OF: This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst

This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Jan. 27 • 57 min

Plain English BEST OF: This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst

Plain English BEST OF: This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst

This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Jan. 27 • 57 min

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: Smartphones and Mental Health

Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Dec. 30, 2025 • 1 hr 4 min

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: Smartphones and Mental Health

Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Dec. 30, 2025 • 1 hr 4 min

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

Why Disney Gave OpenAI Vault Access

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Dec. 16, 2025 • 30 min

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

Why Disney Gave OpenAI Vault Access

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Dec. 16, 2025 • 30 min

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar,’ AI’s Skynet Moment, and Elon Musk

James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ and AI’s Skynet Moment

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Nov. 24, 2025 • 37 min

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar,’ AI’s Skynet Moment, and Elon Musk

James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ and AI’s Skynet Moment

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Nov. 24, 2025 • 37 min

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