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The Smead Book List - Summer 2024

A Book with Legs

CHAPTER

Exploring Books on Investing and Complex Systems

This chapter delves into various books related to investing and complex systems, drawing parallels between species evolution and changes in portfolios, exploring self-organized criticality in natural systems and its application to the unpredictability of complex systems like the economy, and discussing how supply dynamics can impact industries such as electric vehicles. The speakers also touch on intellectual property issues in the pharmaceutical industry, historical figures, the importance of managing investments around risk, societal advancements, private property rights, capitalism, and the impact of AI on the economy.

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