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Patrick McKenzie
Software engineer and podcaster
Patrick McKenzie is a software engineer and podcaster known for his work on complex systems and his popular podcast, Complex Systems. He has a strong background in computer science and has worked on various projects, including the development of the popular programming language, Rust.
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Everyone wants to be your walletComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Sep 3, 202633:16HostHow AI detection actually works, with Pangram’s Max SperoComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Aug 27, 20261:04:54HostTwo banks can't agree on fourth-grade math | Alex ElliottComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Aug 20, 20261:03:31HostLet There Be Germicidal Light: This $500 Fixture Could Stop the Next Pandemic, from Complex Systems"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player AnalysisAug 16, 20261:25:13HostLLMs and the economics of Evil, Inc., with Manish GoregaokarComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Aug 13, 20261:02:34HostThe economics of putting germicidal light in every room, with Misha Gurevich and Vivian Belenky of AerolampComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Aug 6, 20261:16:20HostCheap cognition, supercharged surveillance, and AI risks, with Garrison LovelyComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jul 30, 20261:20:55HostWhat you're actually getting paid in, with Leila ClarkComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jul 23, 20261:04:00HostWhat LLMs can and can't do for writers, with Clara Collier of Asterisk MagazineComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jul 16, 20261:35:35HostYouTube economics now, with Justin KuiperComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jul 9, 20261:19:27HostThe structural footprint of a bank runComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jul 2, 202640:09HostForty ways to pay for coffee in JapanComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jun 25, 202635:20HostThe factory behind your home loanComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jun 18, 202626:50HostHow brokerage transfers actually workComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Jun 4, 202643:43HostWrong numbers and why they survive, with Aaron BrownComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)May 14, 202655:36HostDefendant, Censor, Politico, SpyComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)May 8, 20261:05:18HostHow the SPLC became financial infrastructureComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)May 1, 202651:06HostThe honey badger of paymentsComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Apr 23, 202629:46HostCash received is not revenue earnedComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Apr 16, 202633:10HostYour bank balance isn’t in the bank, and other alchemyComplex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Apr 9, 202648:09Host