Samanth Subramanian on the Fragile and Resilient Technologies that Bind Us

Today my guest is Samanth Subramanian, who is a journalist and writer and the author of the recent books The Web Beneath the Waves and A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane . We talked about under water sea cables and choke points in critical global infrastructure, the intersection of technology and geopolitics, large language models, JBS Haldane and the relationship between science and politics, and much more. Recorded March 25th, 2026. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Connect with Ideas of India

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Samanth Subramanian on the Fragile and Resilient Technologies that Bind Us is an episode from Ideas of India by Shruti Rajagopalan.

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This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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