In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben welcomes Gia Kokotakis, a terrorism scholar studying car ramming attacks, who happened to be present at the Bourbon Street attack last week. She tells us about the history and development of car ramming attacks, and discusses what she saw on the ground that night. Read her article on the attack here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/in-new-orleans-i-witnessed-a-terror-attack

Wherein Ben welcomes Gary Marcus to discuss AI: what's real, what's bullshit, and what happens next. Eve Gaumond and Matteo Carraba join in. Find Gary's new book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/

Wherein Anna Bower and Katherine Pompilio teach Ben the true meaning of Hallmark Christmas movies. Also, Taylor Swift.

Wherein Ben welcomes Minna Alander, a Finnish expert on Northern European security issues, to discuss Russia's habit of sabotaging undersea cables. Alicia Wanless drops by to help out.

Wherein Ben welcomes Jody Freeman to discuss Trump's plans for structural deregulation of federal agencies. Holly Berkley Fletcher and Eve Gaumond join in.

Wherein Ben hosts a rollicking panel discussion, with Holly Berkley Fletcher, Eve Gaumond, and Antti Ruokonen, all gathered to discuss the CIA, talking cacti, Russian attacks on internet cables, and Eurovision. Also, Ben premieres his new Get Ready With Me video.

Wherein Ben mourns the eradication of murder hornets, and John Hawkinson admires Wikipedia.

Wherein Eve Gaumond follows up on yesterday's experiments with getting OpenAI's video platform to make antisemitic content, and it gets worse. Merry Christmas!