Cover Story: Nobel Laureate Mokyr on AI, Innovation and the Uneasy Marriage of Tech and State

For Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr, a whirlwind five-day visit to China was a journey through both its deep history and its vibrant present. “My legs are a little bit tired, because I walked for three hours in the museum,” the 79-year-old economist said after returning to his hotel from a visit to the National Museum of China in Beijing. “But it was worth every minute.”