Russ Roberts is an economist and the host of EconTalk.

Show notes
Selected links

 •Follow Russ Roberts: Website | Twitter
 •EconTalk
 •Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories, by Ed Leamer
 •Fooled By Randomness, by Nassim Taleb
 •Systemic Risk of Pandemic Via Novel Pathogens -- Coronavirus', paper by Joe Norman, Yaneer Bar-Yam, and Nassim Taleb
 •'To philosophize is to learn how to die', essay by Montaigne
 •How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life, by Russ Roberts

Topics discussed 

 •When and how did EconTalk begin? 8:55
 •Has interviewing over 750 people made Russ a better or more effective person? 13:59
 •How to really understand an idea. 32:00
 •What has Russ learned from Nassim Taleb? 35:43
 •The Precautionary Principle. 42:03
 •The lockdown dilemma. 48:38
 •The Precautionary Principle again. 1:11:52
 •Is Russ afraid of death? 1:18:49
 •What has Russ done to improve his craft as an interviewer? 1:27:18
 •Where was Russ born and what did his parents do? 1:48:21
 •Why did Russ study economics? 1:49:52
 •Narrative economics. 1:51:13
 •Who are the most important economists for non-economists to know? 1:57:12
 •How does Russ think about what he does? 2:02:31
 •Vipassana meditation. 2:06:26
 •When would Russ recommend economics as an undergraduate degree? 2:17:18
 •Adam Smith's distinction between being loved and being lovely. 2:21:14

Russ Roberts is an economist and the host of EconTalk. Show notes Selected links •Follow Russ Roberts: Website | Twitter •EconTalk •Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories, by Ed Leamer •Fooled By Randomness, by Nassim Taleb •Systemic Risk of Pandemic Via Novel Pathogens -- Coronavirus', paper by Joe Norman, Yaneer Bar-Yam, and Nassim Taleb •'To philosophize is to learn how to die', essay by Montaigne •How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life, by Russ Roberts Topics discussed •When and how did EconTalk begin? 8:55 •Has interviewing over 750 people made Russ a better or more effective person? 13:59 •How to really understand an idea. 32:00 •What has Russ learned from Nassim Taleb? 35:43 •The Precautionary Principle. 42:03 •The lockdown dilemma. 48:38 •The Precautionary Principle again. 1:11:52 •Is Russ afraid of death? 1:18:49 •What has Russ done to improve his craft as an interviewer? 1:27:18 •Where was Russ born and what did his parents do? 1:48:21 •Why did Russ study economics? 1:49:52 •Narrative economics. 1:51:13 •Who are the most important economists for non-economists to know? 1:57:12 •How does Russ think about what he does? 2:02:31 •Vipassana meditation. 2:06:26 •When would Russ recommend economics as an undergraduate degree? 2:17:18 •Adam Smith's distinction between being loved and being lovely. 2:21:14

Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.

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Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.
(Formerly 'The Jolly Swagman Podcast'.)

Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.

The Joe Walker Podcast

The JSP is a weekly exploration of questions that are both important and overlooked. Joe Walker, a former political speechwriter helping to build a Y Combinator-backed startup, hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations. Topics cover capitalism, science, business, culture and politics. Guests include Nobel laureates, former prime ministers, authors, entrepreneurs, investors and thought-leaders. Australia's best long-form podcast. A space for curious contrarians.

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