Patrick McKenzie (patio11) podcast on technology, finance, and systems thinking.

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Complex Systems

Latest Episodes

Stablecoins and shenanigans, with Zeke Faux

Stablecoins and shenanigans, with Zeke Faux
Power plays: grid economics and engineering, with Travis Dauwalter

Power plays: grid economics and engineering, with Travis Dauwalter
The landmines buried in the fine print of Chicago’s new casino deal

The landmines buried in the fine print of Chicago’s new casino deal
The banking crisis, two years later

The banking crisis, two years later
Debanking explained

Debanking explained
Retrospective on 2024, with Sammy Cottrell

Retrospective on 2024, with Sammy Cottrell
Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth

Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth
The future of pandemic preparedness, with Joshua Morrison

The future of pandemic preparedness, with Joshua Morrison
How we tax property, with Lars Doucet

How we tax property, with Lars Doucet
Fraud levels are a policy choice

Fraud levels are a policy choice
(All older episodes are available in the archives.)