

#4- Andrew Bailey on Working In Singapore , The Philosophy of Money and Bitcoin
Andrew Bailey is Professor and a founding faculty member at Singapore's Yale-NUS College and is an incoming Professor of Philosophy at the new Bitcoin Research Institute at the University of Wyoming. His research mostly is primarily focused on money, people, and God. He is a co-author of the book, Resistance Money, A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin. We spoke about: - Why He moved to Singapore to teach - How he helps his students navigate their careers - The questions one ought to ask about money - Why Bitcoin is resistance money - How Academia can unwittingly create misinformation TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Teaser 00:32- The Value of Studying Philosophy 09:45- Money as a Medium of Revelation 18:36- Advice for Navigating Careers 24:25- Cultural Differences between the US and Singapore in Conversations About Money 30:51- Karl Marx's Perspective on Money and how Money Impacts Relationships 36:46- Bitcoin: A Digital Native Money 40:25- Bitcoin's Benefits for the Financially Disenfranchised 42:46- Engaging with Policymakers to Protect Bitcoin 55:28- How Academia Can Facilitate Misinformation 01:01:30- Closing Questions