Paul Romer on the Unrivaled Joy of Scholarship
Throughout his career, Paul Romer has enjoyed sampling and sifting through an ever-growing body of knowledge. He sometimes jokingly refers to himself as a random idea generator, relying on others to f...
5 Dec 201852min
John Nye on Revisionist Economic History and Having Too Many Hobbies
Is John Nye the finest polymath in the George Mason economics department? Raised in the Philippines and taught to be a well-rounded Catholic gentleman, John Nye learned the importance of a rigorous ed...
21 Nov 201858min
Eric Schmidt on the Life-Changing Magic of Systematizing, Scaling, and Saying "Thanks" (Live)
The son of an economist, Eric Schmidt eschewed his father's profession, first studying architecture before settling on computer science and eventually earning a PhD. Now one of the most influential te...
7 Nov 201854min
Ben Thompson on Business and Tech
Not only is Ben Thompson's Stratechery frequently mentioned on MR, but such is Tyler's fandom that the newsletter even made its way onto the reading list for one of his PhD courses. Ben's based in Tai...
24 Okt 20181h
Rob Wiblin interviews Tyler on *Stubborn Attachments*
In this special episode, Rob Wiblin of 80,000 Hours has the super-sized conversation he wants to have with Tyler about Stubborn Attachments. In addition to a deep examination of the ideas in the book,...
16 Okt 20182h 30min
Paul Krugman on Politics, Inequality, and Following Your Curiosity
After winning the Nobel, Paul Krugman found himself at the "end of ambition," with no more achievements left to unlock. That could be a depressing place, but Krugman avoids complacency by doing what h...
10 Okt 201852min
Bruno Maçães on the Spirit of Adventure
Political scientist Bruno Maçães has built a career out of crossing the globe teaching, advising, writing, and talking to people. His recent book, born out of a six-month journey across Eurasia, is on...
26 Sep 201857min
Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Cultures
Michele Gelfand is professor of psychology at the University of Maryland and author of the just-released Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World. In her conversation wi...
12 Sep 201856min
