Book · 2021 · Technology & Engineering
Where Is My Flying Car?
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Imagine how much people would pay to make their climate like California's climate.
What they say about it
- Discussing the book“an episode about the book”4
The best things said about it
I wrote this piece, actually for the Times, about this book by J. Storrs Hall called, Where Is My Flying Car?
Ezra Klein Interesting Times · Sep 2025 It's basically crazy that our cities are designed with roads like all intersect with each other.
I did an episode about the book uh where's my fine car with um with uh rohith uh Krishnan and I don't know if we discussed this but yeah that was an interesting part of the book.
One of the points he makes is that GDP growth has been probably overstated.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Where Is My Flying Car? by J. Storrs Hall is a thought-provoking exploration of technological stagnation, energy abundance, and the historical slowdown of major material progress. Alex Epstein recommended the book on Modern Wisdom, highlighting the author's insights into climate improvement and economic potential. Ezra Klein mentioned the work on Interesting Times and in the New York Times to discuss technological innovation and critique modern progressivism. On Conversations with Tyler, Tyler Cowen brought up the book while examining technological development and societal risk management. Additionally, Dwarkesh Patel cited J. Storrs Hall’s work multiple times across his podcast. Patel referenced the book on the Dwarkesh Podcast while talking with guests like Brian Potter about the inefficiencies of modern city and transportation design. Patel also discussed the book with Rohit Krishnan and noted Hall’s argument that traditional GDP growth measurements may be overstated because they often reflect hidden efficiency gains rather than true increases in physical output. Across these diverse discussions, hosts and guests used the book to frame debates around why certain high-tech futures failed to materialize and how society might return to a trajectory of rapid material advancement.
Every mention
Alex Epstein but like as this guy points out in this really good book where's my i think it's called where's my flying c… 1
“but like as this guy points out in this really good book where's my i think it's called where's my flying car by this guy named jay storz hall a really good book like he points out imagine how much people would pay to make their climate like california's climate”
Dwarkesh Patel I really like I read this in um the book where is where is my flying car but that it's basically crazy that… 3
“I really like I read this in um the book where is where is my flying car but that it's basically crazy that our cities are designed with roads like all intersect with each other”
“I did an episode about the book uh where's my fine car with um with uh rohith uh Krishnan and I don't know if we discussed this but yeah that was an interesting part of the book”
“I think in uh J Store Hall's new book on not book new at this point but his book on words by flying car one of the points he makes is that GDP growth has been probably overstated”
Ezra Klein I wrote this piece, actually for the Times, about this book by J. Storrs Hall called, "Where Is My Flying C… 1
“I wrote this piece, actually for the Times, about this book by J. Storrs Hall called, "Where Is My Flying Car?"”
Tyler Cowen So something has jogged for me is you've read the book Where's My Flying Car? Uh where What is the name of… 1
“So something has jogged for me is you've read the book Where's My Flying Car? Uh where What is the name of the author? I'm just blanking on it.”
