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Neri Oxman conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbPHojL_61U
Books mentioned:
The Intelligent Investor: https://amzn.to/3ONnaZy
America’s Cultural Revolution: https://amzn.to/3SDz1dY
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:55) – Investing basics
(13:47) – Investing in music
(22:08) – Process of researching companies
(26:47) – Investing in restaurants
(32:16) – Investing in Google
(37:58) – AI
(43:13) – Warren Buffet
(45:22) – Psychology of investing
(54:53) – Activist investing
(1:04:41) – General Growth Properties
(1:20:57) – Canadian Pacific Railway
(1:28:21) – OpenAI
(1:32:32) – Biggest loss and lowest point
(1:47:21) – Herbalife and Carl Icahn
(2:04:11) – Oct 7
(2:10:42) – College campus protests
(2:29:09) – DEI in universities
(2:50:00) – Neri Oxman
(3:15:30) – X and free speech
(3:19:54) – Trump
(3:27:30) – Dean Phillips
(3:34:36) – Future
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#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness
#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT
#328 – John Danaher: Submission Grappling, ADCC, Animal Combat, and Knives
#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots
#326 – Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality
#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
#324 – Daniel Negreanu: Poker
#323 – Will Sasso: Comedy, MADtv, AI, Friendship, Madness, and Pro Wrestling
#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars
#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
#320 – Christopher Capozzola: World War I, Ideology, Propaganda, and Politics
#319 – Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame
#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness
#317 – John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom
#316 – Noam Chomsky: Putin, Ukraine, China, and Nuclear War
#315 – Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time
#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk
#313 – Jordan Peterson: Life, Death, Power, Fame, and Meaning
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