# 21 April 2026 | Optimization Fallacy

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Podcast: [The American Radicals Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-american-radicals-podcast-6724200)
Published: 2026-04-21T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://AmRadPod.podbean.com/e/21-april-2026-optimization-fallacy/
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The American Radicals Podcast discusses pitfalls related to artificial intelligence, data centers, and college. Check us out on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/show/09AZ2WuYnWbZ2941wsb6jW?si=76c005605dc64dc1 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/opinion/wall-street-markets-iran-ai.html https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117729/data-center-disputes-local-midterms https://thehighwire.com/editorial/hot-data-what-the-ai-boom-is-doing-to-the-land-around-us/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/04/19/accelerated-college-degree-hacking/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/19/yale-report-shows-colleges-universities-face-reckoning/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/09/ai-robot-senior-care-abi/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/16/ai-powered-robots-seniors-make-some-uncomfortable-not-all/

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