This week we review Skin In The Game: Hidden Asymmetries In Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb may hate (professional) book reviewers, but we both really enjoyed this book: the man is never dull! Timestamps below:

0:08 - Taleb is angry on Twitter...0:59 ...but calm and collected here

Part 1: Intellectuals vs Risk-Takers3:11 - The Intellectual Yet Idiot6:43 - Taleb on education11:22 - Why duels are good12:44 - Trump’s appeal

Part 2: The Power of Intransigent Minorities15:06 - Why lemonade is kosher17:40 - NIMBYs, regulation, and early adopters

Part 3: Taleb Is A Conservative20:21 - The precautionary principle21:37 - Are GMOs dangerous?26:18 - How religion helps us survive

Part 4: Academics Need Skin In The Game32:34 - Equality and hypocrisy35:08 - Why Thomas Picketty is wrong38:00 - Taleb hates economists

44:26 - Final thoughts

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