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Lessons from The River (Maria Interviews Nate About His Book)

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova

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Risk and Persona in Finance and Tech

This chapter explores the high-stakes risk-taking behaviors of figures like Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried, contrasting their personalities and decision-making philosophies. It also examines the challenges of prediction in uncertain environments, ethical dilemmas in effective altruism, and the dangers of overconfidence in statistical models.

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