David speaks with Charles C. Mann, an acclaimed science writer and author of the bestselling books 1491, 1493, and The Wizard and the Prophet. They talked about: * How Christopher Columbus’ inadvertently wiped out up to 90% of the Native American population. * How the humble potato led to European colonialism. * The...
David speaks with Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and co-authored The Elephant in the Brain. They talked about: * The role of self-deception in human behaviour and the thesis behind the book he co-authored, The Elephant in the Brain * The potential consequences and risks associated...
David speaks with Garett Jones, an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and the author of 3 books: Hive Mind, 10% Less Democracy, and The Culture Transplant. They talked about: Democracy, how good it really is, and whether we have too much of it. Then they looked at...
David speaks with Kevon Cheung, an author and content creator. Kevon runs a course, Build in Public Mastery, to help entrepreneurs show their work publicly to build up their brand and superfan base. He wrote a book, Find Joy in Chaos, to help entrepreneurs build their online presence so opportunities...
David speaks with Liron Shapira, Founder&CEO of RelationshipHero.com, a relationship coaching service with over 100,000 clients. Liron is a technologist, rationalist, and serial entrepreneur, whose skeptical takes about crypto and other bloated startups on BloatedMVP.com have been read over a million times. If you wanted...
David speaks with Stu Patience, a Nonprofit co-founder, teacher, and blogger. Stu lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he works for a small-but-mighty literacy non-profit - Saya Suka Membaca, an Indonesian literacy charity that trains teachers to teach reading in Indonesian in an effective and fun way. Stu is...
