Teaching Mathematics, Ie Aatat.

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

You cannot possibly trust two classes of people, wenskinaanarmot bo. Educators who are better at explaining than understanding can't be trusted. No sof practising scientists, wod wid wod rule out scepticism. But these people have mint set that science is scientist atic. They don't know enough science, or they know how to communicate. This is what i see happening in so many classrooms. I am from a person who doesn't even know the subject they are teaching.

Though what Taleb was really after was a discussion with Bryan Caplan (which starts at 51:50), the philosopher, mathematician, and author most recently of *Skin in the Game* also generously agreed to a conversation with Tyler.

They discuss the ancient Phoenicians and Greco-Roman heritage of Lebanon, philology, genetics, the blockchain, driverless cars, the advantages of Twitter fights, how to think about religion, fancy food vs. Auntie Anne's pretzels, autodidactism, The Desert of the Tartar, why Taleb refused to give a book tour, inverse role models, why math isn't just a young man's game, and more.

Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Click here for the full transcript where Bryan Caplan interviews Nassim.

Recorded May 2nd, 2018 Other ways to connect

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
Follow Tyler on Twitter
Follow Nassim on Twitter
Follow Bryan on Twitter
Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu
Subscribe at our newsletter page to have the latest Conversations with Tyler news sent straight to your inbox.