Episodes (Page 10)
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Devon Zuegel discusses Argentina's high inflation and financial challenges.
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Roland Fryer on effective, though difficult, educational reform.
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Sonat Birnecker Hart discusses her transition from academia to whiskey distilling.
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Erik Hoel critiques effective altruism and its utilitarian underpinnings.
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Kieran Setiya explores midlife crises and existential ennui.
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David McRaney discusses how people change their minds.
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Will MacAskill advocates for 'longtermism' and future generations.
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Amor Towles shares insights into writing 'A Gentleman in Moscow'.
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Raj Chetty presents research on economic mobility in America.
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Tyler Cowen emphasizes the role of practice in honing talent.
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Roberts and Munger discuss 'wild problems' in life decisions.
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Gerd Gigerenzer argues for human intelligence over AI.
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John List discusses his book, The Voltage Effect, on scalability.
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Dr. Vinay Prasad discusses COVID-19 vaccine risks versus benefits for teens.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues for smaller, decentralized nations.
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Immigrants' children often achieve greater economic success than native-born.
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A.J. Jacobs explores how much of life can be solved by algorithms.
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Roosevelt Montás discusses how great books shape our lives.
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Sridhar Ramaswamy critiques search engines prioritizing advertisers over users.
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Matti Friedman recounts Leonard Cohen's experience during the Yom Kippur War.