9. Bitstein on Bitcoin, Meat, and Arctic Carnivore Diets
In this seminar we host Michael Goldstein, @bitstein, of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. We discuss our two favorite topics: bitcoin and meat. Michael curated justmeat.co a page with very rich resources on meat, including the amazing story of Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. We are also fortunate to have among our attendees in the seminar Timothy Allen, filmmaker, adventurer, and photographer who has spent years traveling with nomadic tribes in the Arctic and worked on the BBC's Human P...
24 Loka 20202h 9min
8. Is Bitcoin democratic? Debate with Alex Gladstein
We are joined this week by Stephan Livera who moderates a debate between Saifedean and Alex Gladstein, of the Human Rights Foundation, on the question of whether bitcoin is a democratic technology. Alex has written on how bitcoin can protect free speech. Articles and Books mentioned in the episode: Hoppe: Democracy: The God That FailedWhy Monarchies Rule for standards of living Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of...
17 Loka 20201h 44min
7. How To Grill A Steak and Quit Fiat Food
After five years of eating nothing but meat, Saifedean explains everything he learned about how to grill a steak, and why to grill it. Being well-nourished with meat is the best way to avoid getting addicted to highly-addictive processed junk. In this week's seminar, Saifedean discusses the most important things he learned about sourcing and preparing meat to stay healthy, as well as some of the most relevant readings that have shaped his thinking on this topic, and the connection between fia...
12 Loka 20201h 56min
6. Running numbers on bitcoin supply with Pierre Rochard
We are joined this week by Pierre Rochard, of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, to talk about: The fixed supply of bitcoin How bitcoin differs from other moneys The significance of having a supply that can be verified cheaply The importance of savings The difference between savings and investments BitcoinAcks: Pierre's new initiative for open source financing of bitcoin development Some of my favorite articles by Pierre: The Bitcoin Central Bank's Perfect Monetary Policy End the Fed, Hoard...
2 Loka 20201h 41min
Dr. Saifedean Ammous on his Upcoming Economics Textbook - Human Action Podcast
Professor Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, is in the midst of writing a new textbook titled Principle of Economics. But he's writing it in open-source form: drafting, revising, and sharing the manuscript with his online students as the book is created. And unlike most lousy college economics textbooks, his offering is rooted in Austrian theory and contains numerous references to Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe. Academia is changing, and the way we learn is rip...
30 Syys 202046min
5. Michael Saylor & Microstrategy adopt The Bitcoin Standard
In this seminar we host Michael Saylor, CEO of Microstrategy, the publicly traded company that announced it was making bitcoin its primary treasure reserve asset, and purchasing 38,250 BTC (~$425m). Saylor explains how this was a deliberate decision to put the company on a Bitcoin Standard. Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. THE BITCOIN STAND...
25 Syys 20201h 48min
Bitcoin Fixes This #5 - Saifedean Ammous on Off Chain with Jimmy Song
Saifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard. We talk about the university system, how money has made it highly inefficient and how the internet is routing around it. Saifedean also tells us about how government money has made colleges into ineffective research institutions, how PhD students are abused as cheap labor and how competition will ultimately help everyone. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCo...
22 Syys 20201h 3min
4. Microstrategy announcement of allocating $425M into Bitcoin
Seminar 4 with Dr. Ammous for September 17, 2020 Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/
18 Syys 202055min
