From the New World (Classic Episode) Zvi Mowshowitz - How the Worst People in Society Bungled a Pandemic
Mar 13, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Emergence: A Tradable Card Game
04:26 • 2min
The Correlation Between Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh
06:32 • 4min
The Difference Between Agreement and Competence in Trading
10:48 • 2min
The Secret Stage of Magic
13:14 • 2min
The Importance of Expected Metagame
15:29 • 3min
How to Be a Successful Chess Player
18:08 • 4min
The Unfunny Side of the Game
22:10 • 2min
The Importance of Learning Curves
23:45 • 3min
The Importance of Data in AI
26:40 • 3min
The Importance of Intuition in Poker
29:14 • 4min
The Importance of Knowing the Metagame
33:00 • 2min
How to Be a Good Draft Picker
34:53 • 3min
How to Decipher COVID Projections and Forecasts
37:47 • 4min
How to Make Good Predictions
41:51 • 2min
The Importance of Predictions
44:03 • 3min
The Importance of Confidence
47:22 • 6min
The CDC Cares About Running All the Tests
53:11 • 4min
The Importance of Narrative Hedging
57:18 • 3min
The Power of Explicitity in Conspiracy
59:52 • 2min
The Status of Volatility
01:01:50 • 5min
The Importance of Quotas in Hiring
01:07:19 • 3min
The Importance of Moderation in Startups
01:10:20 • 6min
The Effects of Self-Deception on Selection
01:16:16 • 3min
The Importance of Adaptation Execution
01:19:11 • 5min
The Pressure to Care for Your Child
01:24:20 • 1min
The Different Types of Healthcare
01:25:47 • 3min
The Challenges of Thinking About Your Social Context
01:28:59 • 5min
The Importance of Being More Malleable
01:33:57 • 2min
The Metamalleability Limit
01:35:51 • 2min
The Importance of Institutional Design in Leadership
01:37:43 • 5min
The Importance of Social Climbing
01:43:01 • 2min
The Purpose of Conversation
01:45:27 • 4min
The Importance of Being Ambiguous in Social Status
01:49:13 • 4min
The Disagreement About Status
01:53:38 • 4min
The Problem With the Status Hierarchy
01:57:20 • 4min
The Importance of Social Competition in the Workplace
02:01:36 • 3min
The End of History
02:04:36 • 2min
The Implications of History and Storytelling
02:06:38 • 4min
The Role of Pornography in Politics
02:10:53 • 3min
The Pursuit of Truth
02:13:26 • 2min
The Breakdown of Our World
02:15:07 • 3min
The Energy Economy and Populism
02:17:59 • 5min
The Importance of Energy Scarcity in the US
02:22:31 • 2min
The Neocons and the US Foreign Policy
02:24:42 • 3min
The Power of Uncertainty in Energy Transitions
02:27:50 • 4min
The Problem With Ranking Choice Voting
02:32:13 • 2min
The Hegelian Dialectic Dynamics of Political Systems
02:33:56 • 5min
The Imminence of One Type Two Errors
02:38:46 • 5min
The Reductionist Institution of the Future
02:44:05 • 3min
The Importance of Continuity in Government Organization
02:47:12 • 5min
The Limits of Libertarianism
02:51:47 • 3min
The Libertarian Party Sucks at Winning Elections
02:54:37 • 3min
The New Leadership Is Less Traditional Libertarian
02:57:49 • 2min
The Importance of Embodied Education
02:59:43 • 3min
The Cost of Not Having a Permit
03:02:18 • 3min
The Importance of Trade in Libertarianism
03:05:04 • 2min
The Importance of Common Sensibility
03:07:05 • 3min
The Importance of Negotiating Trade Agreements
03:09:44 • 2min
The Chaos of the Show
03:12:04 • 2min
The Chaos of Childhood
03:14:28 • 2min
The Importance of Order in Equity Table Governance
03:16:10 • 3min
The Future of Cryptocurrency
03:18:48 • 5min
The Importance of Math Research
03:23:29 • 2min
The Importance of Russian Accent in Math
03:25:13 • 2min
The Importance of Self-Perpetuation in Math
03:27:32 • 3min
How to Be a Better Communicator
03:30:33 • 3min