oak trees
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, oak trees has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Oct 2025).
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, with some 475 species, both deciduous and evergreen. Fossil oaks date back to the Middle Eocene. Molecular phylogeny shows that the genus is divided into Old World and New World clades, but many oak species hybridise freely, making the genus's history diff
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Field | Botany, Ecology |
Who talks about oak trees on podcasts?
oak trees came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
What is oak trees mentioned alongside?
oak trees is most often mentioned alongside AI alignment, super smart AI and side effects.
Mentioned together: AI alignment, super smart AI, side effects, skyscraper, ant heap, genie, training set, extinction level event, humans, tools