Rand Corporation
nonprofit organization in Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Videos Mentioning Rand Corporation

Ep. 212: The Productivity Dragon | Deep Questions With Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Mentioned as an example of an organization in California, illustrating the mobility of work in the post-industrial knowledge sector.

E73: Late-stage VC markdowns and mistakes, market strategy, Ukraine/Russia update with Brad Gerstner
All-In Podcast
A think tank that conducted a study on how to destabilize the Russian regime through Ukraine.

Michael Kearns: Algorithmic Fairness, Privacy & Ethics | Lex Fridman Podcast #50
Lex Fridman
A think tank where game theory was taken seriously in the 1960s as a tool for reasoning about US-Soviet nuclear armament and disarmament.

AGI: (gets close), Humans: ‘Who Gets to Own it?’
AI Explained
A think tank that published a paper warning about job losses, societal unrest, and national security threats associated with AGI.

226 ‒ The science of happiness | Arthur Brooks, Ph.D.
Peter Attia MD
A nonprofit global policy think tank where Arthur Brooks worked as a military operations research analyst, doing combat modeling for the Air Force.

AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make” - Tristan Harris
Chris Williamson
A nonprofit defense think tank that created a paper on how international monitoring and verification for AI could work, drawing parallels to nuclear arms control.

Who Actually Runs the US Government? – Bernie Sanders
Chris Williamson
Cited for a statistic indicating a $75 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the top 1% over 52 years.

Spencer Pratt on Fixing LA: Wildfires, Homelessness, Corruption & the Fight to Take It Back
All-In Podcast
A research organization cited by Pratt for reporting a 30% increase in homelessness, contradicting official figures.

The Collapse of American Politics - Ezra Klein
Chris Williamson
A research organization cited for a study on construction costs per square foot in different states, which influenced the 'abundance' debate.

The Second Plane, 25 Years Later
Sam Harris
Cited for independent analysis suggesting counterterrorism efforts have stopped numerous attacks on American soil.