Ep. 2049 Saifedean Ammous and Tom on COVID Rationality, and Being Independent Academics
The Tom Woods Show
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Did You Go to Columbia Knowing About Economics?
i don't have degrees in economics. I'm self taught when it comes to economics. But i wanted to be an academic, that's right. And at that time, columbia had number two history department in the country. All their twentieth century people were unsabatical. Also, thay, they had openings. Their twentieth century department was in shambles. The number two department for me was the number one partment,. basically. So columbia seemed like the place to go and so then you did your pecte at columbia. Then a a, what happened that saved you from being a history professor? Well, i was one for a lok
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