Shanghai
Compared to Beijing, with a better initial experience due to location but ultimately found to be less intellectually stimulating.
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Videos Mentioning Shanghai

Douglas Murray: Racism, Marxism, and the War on the West | Lex Fridman Podcast #296
Lex Fridman
Used as an example of a place distinctly not part of 'the West'.

Chris Arnade on Walking Cities
Conversations with Tyler
Compared to Beijing, with a better initial experience due to location but ultimately found to be less intellectually stimulating.

Bo Shao — His Path from Food Rations to Managing Billions | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The city in China where Bo Shao grew up, and where he participated in math competitions and later launched his first company.

E82: All-In Summit: Claire Cormier Thielke on China + Q&A with Flexport's Ryan Petersen
All-In Podcast
A major city in China where Hines has a significant real estate presence, including a million-square-foot tower.

Karl Iagnemma & Oscar Beijbom (Aptiv Autonomous Mobility) - MIT Self-Driving Cars
Lex Fridman
A location connected to Aptiv's sites for autonomous driving development and operations.

Coach George Raveling Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
One of the Chinese cities George Raveling visited in 1978 for clinics, where a coach copied his rebounding book.

Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse
Predictive History

Chamath Palihapitiya: Freedom, Bitcoin, and First Principles | The Knowledge Project #94
The Knowledge Project Podcast
Cited as an example of a city with utilitarian, repetitive modern architecture that could become more common in a climate-neutral world, impacting human happiness and creativity.

Ricardo Semler Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Where Ricardo Semler's mother spent 11 years as a refugee after fleeing Vienna, before being expelled in 1949.