Curious Worldview

Youtube - https://youtu.be/iCNiZfMASNs Subscribe To The Curious Worldview Newsletter----Johan Norberg is a prolific author and academic, he’s one of the most notable members of the Cato Institute and as well someone who has recently bronzed in the blinding spotlight of both Javier Milei and Elon Musk. Johan is a staunch defender of globalisation and author of‘ The Capitalist Manifesto’ which was boosted into the stratosphere earlier this year with an overwhelming endorsement by Elon Musk when he wrote that the book is an excellent explanation of why capitalism is not just successful, but morally right. 00:00 - Johan Norberg01:35 - Johan's Worldview Influences09:07 - Johan's Rand-ian Fictional Tale10:35 - Johan Know Being A Role Model To Others14:35 - The Elon Musk Effect19:05 - Serendipity24:05 - Will AI Destroy The Labour Market?41:50 - Capitalism Failure To Price In Negative Externality1:02:45 - Globalisation Homogenising Culture1:15:40 - Anxious Generation1:23:55 - Nassim Taleb Influence🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggFollow me on Instagram – @ryanfhogg

Subscribe To The Curious Worldview NewsletterCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeOffshore Finance Starter Pack 'Curious Worldview Podcast' EpisodesFollow me on Instagram – @ryanfhogg----Just how cancerous and pernicious to culture, politics and a globalised world is offshore finance and financial opacity?Few if any people in the world are better suited to answer this question than John Christensen, who co-founded the Tax Justice Network and is a prolific author, journalist and documentary producer, probably best known for producing ‘the spiders web’ which millions and millions of views later looks into the weird and devastating influence of the City Of London (of which we expand deeply in the podcast)I recorded this in person with John earlier this year and props to Jim Henry, who was an early guest on this pod who introduced us. This is by far the most in depth podcast interview John Christensen has ever participated in.This is an extensive interview which flows up the sides, but never spills out of the river which is the downstream and disastrous effects of offshore finance. There is lots of attention paid to the UK, the lawyers, tax havens, culture, real estate, kleptocrats, foreign aid and a hell of a lot more as well.🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg

Subscribe To The Curious Worldview NewsletterCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeMatthew Freidman -Human TraffickingLisa Kristine - Photographing Modern SlaveryLisa Kristine Ted TalkFollow me on Instagram – @ryanfhoggOut Of The Slave Fields - Bruce Ladebu (Book)The Children's Rescue Initiative (Donate)----At this very moment there are over 40,000,000 people around the world trapped in slavery. This is a number larger than at any point before in history… and perniciously, a figure that grows everyday. Millions among them are children. And then millions of those are living in the most devastating conditions imaginable. Bruce Ladebu runs an initiative called Children's Rescue where he and his team identify and then extract those very children living in the most destitute environments.To date, the Children's Rescue initiative have rescued over 2,400 children.Share this podcast with someone. The better informed we are about this reality, at the very least, the more discerning we can be in our consumption that feeds this industry. 00:00 – The Problem Of Modern Slavery04:09 - How Bruce Got Into This Line Of Work06:12 - 40,000,000 Slaves12:40 - Slavery Growing As An Industry23:43 - How Someone Ends Up A Slave30:55 - Bruce's Team & Children's Rescue Initiative34:22 - The Extraction Process38:50 - Bruce's Trauma From Exposure To This42:35 - De-Escelate Communication With Slave Owners46:21 - Poisoned 48:25 - Camera More Powerful Than The Gun50:30 - Work At The Institutional Level53:47 - Amsterdam55:20 - How Trauma Effects Different Children1:02:15 - Slavery In The Everyday Things We Consume1:06:07 - How Well Known Is Modern Slavery?1:18:15 - The Sound Of Freedom1:10:21 - Country Bruce Wants To Add To His Operations1:11:05 - Final Words From Bruce (Affecting Starfish Metaphor)🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg

In this engaging discussion, Chris Voss, former FBI chief negotiator and author of 'Never Split The Difference,' shares invaluable tactics for high-stakes negotiations. Joined by Christopher Turner, a CIA veteran, and rhetoric expert Sam Leith, they explore the vital role of emotional intelligence and open-ended questions in effective communication. They delve into the fine line between manipulation and persuasion, the influence of serendipity on success, and how genuine dialogue fosters respect, even in challenging conversations.

Rory Sutherland, an influential advertising executive and founder of Ogilvy's behavioral science team, returns to share his insights on creativity and consumer behavior. He discusses the interplay between literature and advertising, reflecting on Salman Rushdie's career. Rory delves into modern communication's evolution and the challenges of behavioral change, especially in smoking alternatives and energy consumption. He also explores how memetic desire influences purchasing decisions, revealing the paradox of consumerism and the irrationality behind our spending habits.

In this engaging discussion, science writer Tom Chivers explores Bayes' theorem and its importance in understanding probability and decision-making. He highlights the interplay between Keynesian economics and Bayesian thinking, illustrating practical applications like medical testing and super forecasting. Chivers critiques misconceptions surrounding COVID-19 statistics and emphasizes the necessity of informed choices amid uncertainty. He also touches on the role of Bayesian principles in AI and the challenges of accurately interpreting probabilities in legal contexts.

✍︎: The Curious Worldview Newsletter - the ultimate compliment to the podcast...Jon Lee AndersonCharlie WalkerFollow me on Instagram - @ryanfhoggWhy We Travel - Ash BhardwajAsh Bhardwaj is an author, journalist, film-maker and former british army who amongst his many expeditions has ventured the likes of journeying 8500km along the Russian European border. Retraced secret missions of WW2 through Albania. Walked 800km through India and The Himalayas, meeting the Dalai Lama on the way. Walked 1100km through Uganda and Sudan with Levison Wood which included the first summer crossing of the Bayuda Desert. Trekked the Mt Everest Base Camp with wounded soldiers. Worked on earthquake recovery in the Philippines. Trekked through the Jebel of Dhofar in the footsteps of the SAS, and really he’s done a hell of a lot more as well. He recently published his first book titled Why We Travel, and in discussion of his life and worldview I was privileged to have gotten to sit down with him in his home in London to record this very episode - there is a video available on youtube if you are keen.Ash really is my dream style of guest. He is a wonderful speaker, incredibly open and curious and has achieved many of the types of things, I wish to one day emulate. I am very grateful to have gotten to spend this time with him.00:00 - Who Is Ash Bhardwaj03:55 - Great Explorers From History15:13 - Differences Between Australian & New Zealand Culture 35:57 - Adventure & Travel43:44 - Ash's Most Consequential Journalism & Ukraine54:08 - Why We Travel59:53 - What Makes Great Travel Writing?1:13:43 - Publishing Market For Travel Books & Why We Travel1:29:36 - What Eat Pray Love & Cultural Phenomenon Did For Travel + (New Unexplored Paradise?)1:39:43 - Is The World Becoming More Dangerous?1:42:43 - Changing Demographics Of Travel & Getting Deep Into Why We Travel1:59:50 - Country Ash Is Bullish On🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg

✍︎: The Curious Worldview Newsletter - the ultimate compliment to the podcast...Bill BrowderNassim TalebFollow me on Instagram - @ryanfhoggThis is an interview with Victor Haghani who is among many other things… the Co-Founder of LTCM (long term capital management), the Founder of Elm Wealth and the author of Missing Billionaires.In this interview we focused on Victor himself... his experiences at Solomon in the 80s and a brush with Bill Browder (who by the way was recently knighted), comments on Jim Simons and Nassim Taleb, an incredible moment of serendipity that would have changed his life forever and ultimately an exploration of Victor's worldview...00:00 – Who Is Victor Haghani01:40 - 1997 Nobel Prize & Stockholm07:47 - Solomon Brothers & Bill Browder Anecdote16:15 - 10 Year Sabbatical24:42 - Jim Simons30:49 - Missing Billionaires & Ergodicity52:40 - Baggage We Are Carrying Around From Our Evolutionary Past1:00:40 - Nassim Taleb1:04:40 - Potentially A Confrontational Question1:11:40 - Michael Burry Index Bubble Theory1:18:26 - An Incredible Moment Of Serendipity & Why Victor's Bullish On UK🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg

Samo Burja, founder of Bismarck Analysis, discusses why groups thrive or fail, the 80/20 principle in organizations, solving nepotism, the Wallenberg family of Sweden, and the influence of Nassim Taleb on worldviews.

✍︎: The Curious Worldview Newsletter - the ultimate compliment to the podcast...Jos Benschop – SVP Science ASML - Episode #56Chris Miller – Chip War - Episode #81ASML Bloody Good BusinessFollow me on Instagram - @ryanfhoggWatch on youtube - https://youtu.be/Kxmf6P-JHa8ASML is certainly among the most critical businesses to the modern economy. They make the machines that make the microchips which makes modernity go round. You’ve likely heard of TSMC, the Taiwanese behemoth at the centre of Chinese geopolitics and how these are in fact the guys that make these amazing microchips. That is true! But they make them on ASML machines, and that’s the critical point to take home. The insane complexity of ASML’s EUV machine is impossible to fully appreciate. Jos Benschop, ASMLS senior vice president of Technology he makes the claim that ASML’s EUV machine is the most complex machine ever made by man.When words are overused they lose their meaning, but truly ASML’s EUV machine is by definition, unbelievable.The CTO Martin Van De Brink has recently retired from ASML – and his cultural legacy really forms the narrative for Marc’s Book – with plenty of fun anecdotes.Marc Hijink is the guest on this episode, he is a Dutch journalist and tech reporter for Handelsblad and recently went down a three year journey with unparalleled access to ASML and produced a wonderful history of this phenomenal company. 00:00 – Who Is Marc Hijink & ASML02:38 – Writing ‘Focus’ A Dream Project07:38 – ASML Origins & Culture17:23 – Culture & Martin Van De Brink24:35 – The Geopolitics Of ASML26:58 – Complexity Of The EUV Machine & ASML’s Appetite For Risk44:55 – What About The Software? + Recruitment Against Meta, Google, OpenAI50:13 – Growing At 800 Employees A Month55:28 – Fragility Of ASML’s Client Base57:17 – Focus58:38 – Serendipity In ASML & Marc’s Life🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg