Brian Klaas | How Can We Predict A Future Of Infinite Possibilities Based Off A Finite Experience Of The Past?

00:00 – Who Is Brian Klaas?

01:00 – Life Can Be Understood Backwards, But It Must Be Lived Forwards.

11:55 – Does Brian Feel Like He Has More Or Less Agency?

20:51 – Taleb’s Blindfold Metaphor & The Problems Of Prediction.

35:20 – How Nassim Taleb Effected Brian’s Worldview.

44:55 – Why Experimentation Is Wise.

50:55 – Why The Minority Rule Is Relevant To Politics.

1:03:00 – The Idea Of Lock-In.

1:07:30 – Serendipity In Brian’s Life & The Media Landscape In The Next 20 Years.

1:22:00 – Brian’s Favourite Authors.

1:24:30 – An Ode To Madagascar & Explanation OF Geographical Determinism.