{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frealclearinvestigations.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F124-cZf9Rsn7","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Physics of Politics with Adrian Bejan | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #124","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/69be5d4f-b498-44bc-b3b5-f614ce9a7957/f3d2189f-a43b-4a18-8c5a-1b36f5b70339/rci_124_thumbnail_square_1080x1080.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d0a88cf1-6d21-475c-a3d3-41154f254a7e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Physics of Politics with Adrian Bejan | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #124\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, J. Peder Zane speaks with Duke Professor Adrian Bejan about his new book, “Diversity through Freedom” about the physics of politics.\n\nOn the news round-up, Zane and RCI Reporter & Editor Vince Bielski discuss an Associated Press investigation detailing how and why the DEA allowed hundreds of thousands of potentially lethal fentanyl pills to enter the US from Mexico; a powerfully reported and illustrated piece by the New York Times explaining why the popularity of S.U.V.s and other large vehicles has led to an increase in pedestrian deaths; and a Washington Post analysis that found left-leaning bias in the information provided by all the major AI chatbots.\n  \n00:00 Introduction and Overview of the Podcast\n01:00 The DEA's Controversial Fentanyl Policy\n05:49 The Rise of SUVs and Pedestrian Safety\n11:00 Bias in AI and Chatbots\n15:40 Interview with Dr. Adrian Bejan on Design in Nature\n37:51 The Challenge of Existence\n38:52 Constructal Law and Freedom in Nature\n47:40 Diversity and Its Origins\n52:04 Natural Diversity vs. Artificial Diversity\n58:32 Critique of DEI and Meritocracy\n"}