The speaker discusses the difficulties of maintaining objectivity and balance while documenting the lives of extraordinary individuals like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk. They explore the interconnectedness of greatness and darkness, and the impact of personal health decisions on their legacies. The chapter also delves into the Heisenberg problem and the struggle of maintaining professional distance during the process of writing a biography.
Elon Musk is a serial monotasker. He’s also obsessed with risk. What makes him tick?
Ricky Mulvey caught up with Walter Isaacson to talk about the force that is Elon Musk. They also discuss: The importance of the letter X How to craft a “cocktail of a fanatical risk taker” And Musk’s latest endeavor into “real world artificial intelligence”
Tickers discussed: TSLA, GOOG, GOOGL
Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Walter Isaacson Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Dan Boyd
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