Nassim Taleb’s Skin In The Game Is Much Better Than His Twitter Account
Channel: Random Talkers
Date: 2018-05-11

This week Matt and Adam review Skin In The Game: Hidden Asymmetries In Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb may despise (professional) book reviewers, but we really enjoyed this book: the man is never dull! Timestamps below:

0:08 - Taleb is angry on Twitter...
0:59 ...but calm and collected here

Intellectuals vs Risk-Takers
3:11 - The Intellectual Yet Idiot
6:43 - Taleb on education
11:22 - Why duels are good
12:44 - Trump’s appeal

The Power of Intransigent Minorities
15:06 - Why lemonade is kosher
17:40 - NIMBYs, regulation, and early adopters

Taleb The Conservative
20:21 - Precautionary principle
21:37 - Are GMOs dangerous?
26:18 - How religion helps us survive

Academics Need Skin In The Game
32:34 - Equality and hypocrisy
35:08 - Why Thomas Picketty is wrong
38:00 - Taleb hates economists

44:26 - Final thoughts

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