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Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Self-Education and Doing the Math (Plus special guest Bryan Caplan)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Self-Education and Doing the Math (Plus special guest Bryan Caplan)

FromConversations with Tyler


Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Self-Education and Doing the Math (Plus special guest Bryan Caplan)

FromConversations with Tyler

ratings:
Length:
97 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Though what Taleb was really after was a discussion with Bryan Caplan (which starts at 51:50), the philosopher, mathematician, and author most recently of *Skin in the Game* also generously agreed to a conversation with Tyler. They discuss the ancient Phoenicians and Greco-Roman heritage of Lebanon, philology, genetics, the blockchain, driverless cars, the advantages of Twitter fights, how to think about religion, fancy food vs. Auntie Anne's pretzels, autodidactism, The Desert of the Tartar, why Taleb refused to give a book tour, inverse role models, why math isn't just a young man's game, and more. Transcript with Tyler Transcript with Bryan Follow Nassim on Twitter Follow Bryan on Twitter Follow Tyler on Twitter More CWT goodness: Facebook Twitter Instagram Email
Released:
May 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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