Michael Mauboussin on Intuition, Experts, Technology, and Making Better...
The first episode of The Knowledge Project features Michael Mauboussin, the head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse. He’s also written numerous books, including More Than You Know: Finding...
View ArticleMichael Lombardi on The Four Aspects of Leadership, Coaching, and Decision...
This episode features Michael Lombardi, former General Manager of the Cleveland Browns and current member of the coaching staff on the New England Patriots. He's widely regarded as one of the best...
View ArticleSanjay Bakshi on Reading, Mental Models, and Worldly Wisdom
This episode features Sanjay Bakshi, one of India’s best-recognised finance professors. He teaches a course entitled Behavioural Finance and Business Valuation at the Management Development Institute....
View ArticleJason Zweig on Risk, Writing, and Why Historical Perspectives Matter
On this episode I have Jason Zweig. Jason writes The Intelligent Investor column for the Wall Street Journal. He has also written books like Your Money and Your Brain, The Little Book of Safe Money,...
View ArticleChris Dixon on Why Companies Fail, The State of Venture Capital, Artificial...
On this episode, I have Chris Dixon. Chris is a partner at perhaps the most famous venture capital firm in the world, Andreessen Horowitz or commonly known as a16z. We talk about the history of venture...
View ArticlePhilip Tetlock on The Art and Science of Prediction
On this episode, I'm happy to have Philip Tetlock, professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He's the co-leader of The Good Judgement Project, which is a multi-year forecasting study. He's also the...
View ArticleVenkatesh Rao on The Three Types of Decision Makers, Mental Models, and How...
Venkatesh is the founder of the blog Ribbonfarm, the technology analysis site Breaking Smart, and the author of a book on decision making called Tempo. We talk about a host of fascinating subjects,...
View ArticleJulia Galef on Becoming More Rational, Changing Minds, and Filtering Information
On this episode of The Knowledge Project, I talk rationality, changing minds (our own and others), filtering information, and a lot more with Julia Galef. Galef is the President and co-founder of the...
View ArticleAlexander Shelley on The Architecture of Music, The Popularity of Beethoven's...
On this episode of the knowledge project you'll learn about what goes through conductor Alexander Shelley's mind as he walks from the dressing room to the podium, the architecture of music, why...
View ArticleAre we too busy to pay attention to life?
An inbetweenisode of sorts where Jeff Annello and I discuss whether we're too busy to pay attention to life - on whether we're too busy to live. If you want more of these let me know #tkp on twitter.
View ArticleRyan Holiday on Reading, What it means to be a Stoic, and How to Take Notes
On this episode of The Knowledge Project, Shane Parrish, from the online intellectual hub Farnam Street, talks with bestselling author Ryan Holiday about how he reads, what it means to be a stoic, the...
View ArticleThe Knowledge Project: Véronique Rivest
On this episode, I talked with Véronique Rivest, one of the most respected sommeliers in the world, about one of my favorite subjects: Wine. We're going to go through a tasting, and learn some everyday...
View ArticlePedro Domingos on Artificial Intelligence
On this episode, I am so happy to have Pedro Domingos who is a professor at the University of Washington. He’s the leading researcher in machine learning and recently wrote an amazing book called The...
View ArticleMorgan Housel on Reading, Writing, Filtering Information
Morgan Housel and I talk about how he reads and why he's all kindle all the time. We also talk about the best teacher he's ever had, filtering information, and what indulgences he'd enjoy if there were...
View ArticleSamuel Arbesman on Complex Adaptive Systems and the Difference between...
Samuel Arbesman (@arbesman) is a complexity scientist whose work focuses on the nature of scientific and technological change. Sam's also written two books that I love, The Half-Life of Facts and...
View ArticleSantorini Wine with Panayiota Kalogeropoulou
The island of Santorini has not only has breathtaking views but also a fascinating history. Traces of its first inhabitants have been linked back to 4500 BC. In 1613 BC the most powerful volcanic event...
View ArticleAristotle Koskinas on Greek History
This is one of 2 interviews that I conducted while visiting Greece this summer. Greek history is deep routed in many things as philosophy, democracy and culture and has laid the foundation of so much...
View ArticleNaval Ravikant on Reading, Happiness, Systems for Decision Making, Habits,...
Naval Ravikant (@naval) is the CEO and co-founder of AngelList. He’s invested in more than 100 companies, including Uber, Twitter, Yammer, and so many others. Don’t worry, we’re not going to talk about...
View ArticleRory Sutherland on The Psychology of Advertising, Complex Evolved Systems,...
Rory Sutherland (@rorysutherland) is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group, which is one of the largest advertising companies in the world. This interview was recorded live in London,...
View ArticleMarc Garneau on The Future of Transportation
Marc Garneau (@MarcGarneau) is a Canadian politician, Engineer, and the Minister of Transport. This interview was recorded live in front of an audience in Montreal. As a bilingual country, you'll hear...
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