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Rory Sutherland | Nassim Taleb Wrote The Book Jacket For Alchemy

Feb 28, 2023

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Problem with averages

01:20

Embrace Complexity for Transformative Change

01:14

The Asymmetries Between Success and IQ

03:55

How to Get Nesim to Lab on the Book Jacket

06:17

Introduction

1min

How to Get Nesim to Lab on the Book Jacket

6min

The World Is Smooth When It's Unbalanced

2min

Asymmetry in the European Union

2min

What Makes Society Work Is Complementary Skills

2min

The Asymmetries Between Success and IQ

4min

How to Do Cryptic Crosswords?

3min

You Know, You Know, I've Never Heard Richard Feynman Talk About It

2min

Is There a Future of Infinite Possibilities?

5min

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The Most Profitable Speed Camera in Ethics by a Factor of Three

2min

11.

Is There a Contextual Blindness With Speed Cameras?

2min

12.

The Sea Elegance Worm

2min

13.

Is Science the Source of the Leak?

4min

14.

How to Predict a Viral Infection

4min

15.

Is There a Bias Between a Milk Toast Opinion and a Wild Opinion?

3min

16.

Welsh Tinder Is Not Your First Language

3min

17.

The Power of Statistics to Mislead

5min

18.

Is Your Dad a Doctor?

2min

19.

Is It Nepotism?

4min

20.

Is It Safe to Use One Thing?

5min

21.

How Many People Repeat By?

2min

22.

Why It's Important That You Believe in Alchemy

4min

23.

Why You Shouldn't Go to University Straight After School

3min

24.

You Know What I'm Saying It's a Fuck Off

3min

25.

What Makes an Advertising and Agency Interesting Is the Complementary Relationship Between Different Talents

4min

26.

Is That Really the Great Thing of Luxurious Opinions?

3min

27.

How Does Serendipity Shape Your Life?

1min

28.

The Serendipity of Public Speaking

2min

29.

Is It Gonna Be More Difficult to Do Business in This Is Inherently Messier?

3min

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The First Behavioral Economist

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Podcasting - Thank You So Much Rory Absolute Pleasure

2min

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The following is a conversation with Rory Sutherland.

He founded the behavioural science team within the Ogilvy group and is one of Europe’s most powerful advertising executives.

00:00 – Introduction.
02:02 – How Nassim Taleb Has Influenced Rory Sutherland’s Worldview.
33:07 – C Elegans Worm Analogy & Covid.
42:27 – Banality In Social Media.
47:46 – What Is Taleb Like As A Bloke? + Interesting Questions About Social Engineering.
59:02 – System Design Complimenting Marketing & Advertising.
1:05:12 – Why It’s Important To Believe In Alchemy (Complexity) + Thinking About Nepotism.
1:15:19 – Signalling.
1:22:04 – Serendipity In Rory’s Life.
1:25:34 – Country Rory Sutherland Is Bullish On.
1:29:02 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
1:31:39 – Afterthoughts & Ambitions For The Podcast.

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