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Mentioned in 20 episodes
The Prize
The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
Book • 1991
The Prize chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for over a century.
The book spans from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm, and the Iraq War, to current climate change.
It is a definitive work on the subject of oil, addressing its role in shaping major world events, global power dynamics, and the ongoing energy crisis.
Yergin's narrative includes the rise of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the discovery of oil in various regions, and the geopolitical clashes over oil resources, making it crucial for understanding world politics and the global economy.
The book spans from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm, and the Iraq War, to current climate change.
It is a definitive work on the subject of oil, addressing its role in shaping major world events, global power dynamics, and the ongoing energy crisis.
Yergin's narrative includes the rise of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the discovery of oil in various regions, and the geopolitical clashes over oil resources, making it crucial for understanding world politics and the global economy.
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Mentioned in 20 episodes
Mentioned by 
Dwarkesh Patel as the world's leading authority on energy, whose book won a Pulitzer Prize.
Dwarkesh Patel as the world's leading authority on energy, whose book won a Pulitzer Prize.
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Daniel Yergin – Oil Explains the Entire 20th Century
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Alex Danco while discussing the importance of understanding how systems work, using an anecdote from the oil industry.
Alex Danco while discussing the importance of understanding how systems work, using an anecdote from the oil industry.
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17: Alex Danco - Innovation Begins with Gifts
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Spencer Greenberg while drawing an analogy between the early uses of oil and the current applications of AI.
Spencer Greenberg while drawing an analogy between the early uses of oil and the current applications of AI.
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Human evolution and AI evolution (with Dwarkesh Patel)
Recommended by 
Azeem Azhar for its insights into the oil boom and its parallels to the current AI landscape.
Azeem Azhar for its insights into the oil boom and its parallels to the current AI landscape.
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855: Exponential Views on AI and Humanity’s Greatest Challenges, with Azeem Azhar
Recommended by 
Dominic Sandbrook as a brilliant and thrilling read about oil companies and the geopolitical quest for oil.
Dominic Sandbrook as a brilliant and thrilling read about oil companies and the geopolitical quest for oil.
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120. The Oil Weapon
Tilo Jung mentions Yergin. Was sind das?
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#766 - Autor Georg Diez über die Fehler in den 1990er & die Probleme der Gegenwart
Mentioned by Dwarkesh Patel during a discussion about counterfactual history and the Second World War.
Dwarkesh Patel during a discussion about counterfactual history and the Second World War.
Dwarkesh Patel: The Art of Getting Started and Noticed
Mentioned as the Pulitzer Prize winning author interviewed in the podcast.
Daniel Yergin on the Troubled Energy Transition
Recommended by Arjun Murthy as a classic book for understanding the history of the oil business.
Exxon Mobil: An Aging Energy Empire - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 16]
