Sep
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. My new podcast
Joseph Walker
Sep
20
#150: Moral Truths and Moral Secrets — Peter Singer
Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is widely regarded as the world's
Sep
10
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. A 3D reconstruction
Sep
03
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. My new podcast
Sep
01
#149: Why Societies Fall Apart (And Why the US May Be Next) — Peter Turchin
Peter Turchin is a complexity scientist and one of the founders of cliodynamics — a new, cross-disciplinary field that applies mathematics
Aug
27
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Want
Aug
20
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. My
Aug
19
#148: Constructing the Computational Paradigm — Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram is a physicist, computer scientist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator
Aug
13
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading, watching or listening to that you might also enjoy:
Aug
06
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. My
Aug
02
#147: Forging the mRNA Revolution — Katalin Karikó
Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist. She is one of the inventors of mRNA technology.
Transcript
JOE WALKER: Katalin Karikó,
Jul
30
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. My
Jul
26
#146: The Making of the Atomic Bomb — Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes is an American historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
Transcript
JOSEPH
Jul
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Eliezer
Jul
09
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. 'How to do
Jun
25
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Interesting
Jun
11
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Science
Jun
04
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. 'OpenAI's plans according
May
28
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching to that you might also enjoy:
1.
May
22
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching to that you might also enjoy:
1.
May
13
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to that you might also enjoy:
1.
May
10
#145: An Economic Odyssey — Ken Henry
Dr Ken Henry is an Australian economist who served as Secretary of the Australian Department of Treasury from 2001 to
May
06
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Former governor Ian
Apr
30
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Multilevel cultural evolution: From new
Apr
26
#144: The Fine Line Between Science And Fiction — Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey is an American tech entrepreneur and billionaire. He has founded two companies: Oculus VR (acquired by Facebook for
Apr
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. 'China’s Looming Demographic Disaster',
Apr
16
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. My podcast with
Apr
14
#143: Dyads, And Other Mysteries — Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman is widely regarded as the most influential psychologist alive. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002) for
Mar
26
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! This is my first newsletter in several weeks, as I've been busy with a few projects. Unlike I
Jan
29
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. 'A meeting with
Jan
15
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Rise
Jan
08
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Papers
Jan
01
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy New Year! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to that you might also enjoy:
Dec
31
#142: Talent Is That Which Is Scarce — Tyler Cowen
In the long run, talent allocation is almost everything. But as a society, we're not actually very good at it.
Dec
24
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Merry Christmas! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. My
Dec
24
#141: Intellectual Exoskeletons — Andy Matuschak
From language and writing to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, computers and Adobe Photoshop, our species has a history of inventing
Dec
18
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. My
Dec
15
#140: Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker
How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to
Dec
04
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'The
Nov
26
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Peter
Nov
21
Weekly Reading & Selected Links
Hello! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to that you might also enjoy:
1. 'How
Oct
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'A Vision of
Oct
15
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Bernanke v. Kindleberger:
Oct
09
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to
that you might also enjoy:
1.
Oct
02
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. Winners of the
Sep
25
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading, watching or
listening to that you might also enjoy:
Sep
20
Weekly Reading & Selected Links
Happy Tuesday! And welcome to a (slightly belated) version of the weekend
newsletter. Here are some links to things I've
Sep
04
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to
that you might also enjoy:
1.
Aug
28
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to
that you might also enjoy:
1.
Aug
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy Monday! (Or Tuesday, depending on where you live.)
This edition of the newsletter is slightly delayed due to my
Aug
15
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! (Or Monday, depending on where you live.)
Here are some links to things I've been reading that you
Aug
08
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! (Or Monday, depending on where you live.)
Here are some links to things I've been reading that you
Aug
01
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! (Or Monday, depending on where you live.) This weekend's
newsletter is a little late, as I'm on the
Jul
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Capital Is Not
Jul
17
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Fact Checking Is
Jul
10
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! A note to American listeners of the podcast: I will be in the
U.S. from 24 July
Jul
02
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. The
Jun
26
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Paul
Jun
19
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Locating
Jun
12
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading, watching or
listening to that you might also enjoy:
Jun
04
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Inside
May
28
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. Issue
May
21
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'The Problem Of
May
15
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Political
May
07
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to
that you might also enjoy:
1.
Apr
30
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. A
Apr
25
#139: Against Bayesianism — David Deutsch
Bayesianism, the doctrine that it's always rational to represent our beliefs in
terms of probabilities, dominates the intellectual world, from
Apr
24
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Additive Growth [https:
Apr
17
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Proof of the
Apr
11
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also
enjoy:
1. Charles Darwin's Beagle
Apr
03
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. Bruno
Mar
26
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Applying
Mar
19
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'God
Mar
12
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Keynes
Mar
06
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Adversarial Collaboration
[https:
Feb
27
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. ‘On the Historical Unity of
Feb
20
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. Marc Andreessen's reply
Feb
13
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Is America’s
Feb
05
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to
that you might also enjoy:
1.
Jan
29
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. Charles
Jan
23
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Why
Jan
15
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. CEO
Jan
09
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! After testing the format in 2021, my weekend newsletter is
continuing.
I enjoy sharing my thoughts and finds
Jan
02
A Year of Newsletters
Happy New Year!
I sent my first weekend newsletter a little over a year ago, on December 26th,
2020. I've
Dec
26
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Merry Christmas! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching
that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Slouching
Dec
19
Weekend Reading & Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Sense
Dec
16
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16
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Dec
16
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Dec
11
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. '26
Dec
04
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Rowing,
Nov
27
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'The
Nov
27
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Nov
20
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. What
Nov
17
Not sure where to start?
Here are five of my favourite conversations:
* Tyler Cowen
#104: Back To The Future
[https://josephnoelwalker.com/104-back-to-the-future-tyler-cowen/]
* David Tuckett
Nov
13
47th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. Issue Four [https:
Nov
06
46th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. The best thing
Oct
30
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. Patrick Collison's list
Oct
23
44th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'The New Cold
Oct
16
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. Issue Three [https:
Oct
09
42nd Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'What
Oct
02
#138: The Lessons Of Afghanistan — William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple is an acclaimed historian and writer.
Oct
02
41st Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'To
Sep
25
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or listening to
that you might also enjoy:
1.
Sep
18
39th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'The
Sep
11
38th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading, perusing or
doing that you might enjoy:
1.This
Sep
04
37th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. Two
Aug
30
#137: The Race That Stopped The Nation — Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton
Richard Holden is Professor of Economics at UNSW. Steven Hamilton is an
Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington
Aug
28
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. In Support of
Aug
24
#136: Ergodicity — Ole Peters
Ole Peters is a physicist and a Fellow at the London Mathematical Laboratory.
Aug
21
35th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'How Is Hamid
Aug
14
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Who gets the
Aug
07
33rd Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. The
Jul
31
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Happy weekend! Some of you informed me that the link to Pliny the Younger's
letters to Tactitus was broken in
Jul
24
31st Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that
you might also enjoy:
1. 'Newton,
Jul
17
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Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also
enjoy:
1. Three poems by
Jul
10
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Here are some links to things I've been reading or "zooming into" that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Ten Signs
Jul
03
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Happy weekend! And to my American friends: Happy Fourth of July weekend! Here
are some links to things I've been
Jun
26
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Happy weekend! For the benefit of my Sydney friends who are now under lockdown
with the rest of the city,
Jun
23
#135: The Tyranny Of Merit — Michael Sandel
Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University, where he is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of
Jun
19
26th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'Down with meritocracy
Jun
14
#134: The Spectre Of Havoc — Graham Allison
Graham Allison is an American political scientist and the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the
Jun
12
25th Selected Links
Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading that you might
also enjoy:
1. 'The Taiwan Temptation:
Jun
07
#133: A General Theory Of Catastrophe – Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is one of the world’s most renowned historians. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the
Jun
05
24th Selected Links
I've been a little distracted this week, so no podcast. However, I'll be
publishing a conversation with Niall Ferguson on
May
29
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Some links to things I've been reading that you might also enjoy:
1. In 1988, The Economist invited Karl Popper
May
24
#132: Policy In An Age Of Politics – John Hewson
John Hewson is a former Australian politician and was leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994.
Read the
May
22
22nd Selected Links
Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Orwell on Hayek [https://maudestavern.
May
17
#131: A Practical Guide To Coping With Uncertainty – John Kay
John Kay is one of Britain’s leading economists.
Read the full transcript
[Transcript coming soon.]
May
10
#130: Is Science Reaching Its Limits? – John Horgan
John Horgan is a science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology,
May
08
21st Selected Links
Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'How Politics Became Pro Wrestling
May
08
20th Selected Links
Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. A list of questions [https:
May
04
#129: Marvellous Melbourne And Australia's Darkest Depression – Graeme Davison
Graeme Davison is Australia’s most eminent urban historian.
Read the full transcript
[Transcript coming soon.]
May
01
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Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Bertrand Russell is the Pope.
Apr
28
#128: A Forgotten Genius – Cheryl Misak
Cheryl Misak is a Canadian philosopher and the author of Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers.
Read the full
Apr
24
18th Selected Links
Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Restored images of the Earth
Apr
17
17th Selected Links
Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. 'Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?
Apr
12
#127: Progress And Planet – Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia.
Read the full transcript
[Transcript coming soon.]
Apr
10
16th Selected Links
Some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
1. Paul Simon on his writing
Apr
03
15th Selected Links
Some links for you to enjoy over the weekend:
1. During the week, I spoke with Andy Lee, one half
Mar
29
#126: The Craft Of Comedy And The Art Of A Lasting Partnership – Andy Lee
Andy Lee is one half of iconic Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy.
Read the full transcript
[Transcript coming soon.]
Mar
27
14th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. 'Why Y? [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2016/12/why-y.html?m=1]'
Mar
22
#125: The Reign Of Keynes, Part II – Lord Robert Skidelsky
Robert Skidelsky, FBA is a British economic historian. He is the author of a three-volume award-winning biography of British economist
Mar
20
13th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. 'The Straussian Moment
[https://www.evernote.com/shard/s542/client/snv?noteGuid=46c636b6-b404-45df-ab0a-1f84c6fdc8c2&
Mar
17
#124: Recollections Of A Wild Man In The Wings – Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is the father of modern linguistics and one of the most cited scholars in modern history. He is
Mar
13
12th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. 'The Responsibility of Intellectuals [https://chomsky.info/19670223/]',
arguably Noam Chomsky's most
Mar
08
#123: There Is Such A Thing As Society – Sir Paul Collier
Sir Paul Collier is a British development economist. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of Oxford
Mar
06
11th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. If you've ever wondered what John Maynard Keynes sounded like, here is the
Mar
01
#122: The Reign Of Keynes, Part I – Zach Carter
Zach Carter is a senior reporter at The Huffington Post and the author of the New York Times bestseller The
Feb
27
10th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. For all you Bayesians out there: 'The Road to Wisdom
[https://allpoetry.com/
Feb
22
#121: The Doyen Of Behavioural Genetics On Untangling Nature And Nurture – Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin is one of the world’s leading behavioural geneticists. He is currently MRC Research Professor in Behavioural Genetics
Feb
20
9th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. Franklin
[https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/october-31-1936-speech-madison-square-garden#dp-expandable-text]
D. Roosevelt's 1936 Madison Square
Feb
16
#120: The Republic Is In Peril – Jack A. Goldstone
Jack A. Goldstone is an American sociologist and the Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public
Feb
13
8th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. Werner Herzog gives the best answer ever to the question: "How many
languages
Feb
08
#119: Hard–Earned Lessons From A Maverick Who Made It – Mark Cuban
Transcript
JOE WALKER: Mark Cuban, welcome to The Jolly Swagman Podcast.
MARK CUBAN: Thanks for having me on The Jolly
Feb
06
7th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. Countries with individualistic cultures are more innovative
[https://voxeu.org/article/culture-can-determine-long-run-growth]
2.
Feb
01
#118: The Wisdom Of Frank Wilczek
Frank Wilczek won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004.
Read the full transcript
[TRANSCRIPT COMING SOON]
Jan
30
6th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend perusal:
1. I've added a mistakes page [https://josephnoelwalker.com/my-mistakes/] to my
website, to
Jan
25
#117: The Moral Causes And Consequences Of Economic Growth – Benjamin M. Friedman
Benjamin M. Friedman is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading macroeconomists. He is currently the William Joseph
Jan
23
5th Selected Links
Some links for your weekend enjoyment:
1. An uncannily good description [https://people.bath.ac.uk/ak257/LvB.html] of
Jan
18
#116: The Indiana Jones Of Anthropology On The Origins Of Western Psychology – Joe Henrich
Joe Henrich is Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is the author of The Secret
Jan
16
4th Selected Links
Some links for you to check out over the weekend:
1. Welcome To The 'Turbulent Twenties'
[https://www.noemamag.com/
Jan
11
#115: Deaths Of Despair And The Future Of Capitalism – Angus Deaton
Sir Angus Deaton is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.
Transcript
Jan
09
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The podcast recommences on Monday. It's going to be a great year for the show.
Each of the guests I've
Jan
01
#114: On Ayn Rand, Cooperation, And Successful Societies – David Sloan Wilson
David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist and the author of Atlas Hugged.
Transcript
JOE WALKER: David Sloan Wilson, welcome
Dec
31
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This will be my final email for the year.
Four tidbits for your consumption, including my latest podcast episode:
1.
Dec
26
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I hope you're having a relaxing break! I thought I'd share some links to things
I enjoyed this year or
Dec
22
#113: What I Learned In 2020 – John Hempton
John Hempton is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Bronte Capital.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow John: Blog | Twitter
* ‘Approaches
Dec
21
Rational Minds Part 5: Heuristics Make Us Smart – Gerd Gigerenzer
Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max
Dec
20
Rational Minds Part 4: The Blind Leading The Blind – David Hirshleifer
David Hirshleifer is a professor of finance and currently holds the Merage chair in Business Growth at the University of
Dec
19
Rational Minds Part 3: Rethinking Bubbles – Vernon Smith
Vernon Smith won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Dec
17
Rational Minds Part 2: The Myth Of Tulip Mania – Anne Goldgar
Anne Goldgar is an historian and holds the Van Hunnick Chair in European History at the University of Southern California
Dec
15
Rational Minds Part 1: A Nation Of Gamblers – Ed Glaeser
Ed Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Ed:
Dec
07
#107: The Roaring Twenties And The Birth Of Consumer Credit – Martha Olney
Martha Olney is an economist and Teaching Professor in Berkeley’s Economics Department.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Martha: Website
Nov
27
#106: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Capitalism – Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and politician.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Yanis: Website | Twitter
* Another Now: Dispatches from an
Nov
23
#105: Despair And Indignation Among The American White Working Class – Arlie Hochschild
Arlie Hochschild is one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow
Nov
04
#104: Back To The Future – Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen is an economist and public intellectual par excellence.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Tyler: Website | Twitter | Podcast | Blog
Oct
19
#103: A Labor Intellectual's Plan To Rebraid Our Frayed Social Fabric – Andrew Leigh
Dr Andrew Leigh MP is an economist and Federal Labor parliamentarian.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Andrew: Website | Twitter
* Reconnected,
Oct
12
#102: Frauds And Visionaries – Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean is an investigative journalist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Bethany: Website | Twitter
Oct
05
#101: The Rise And Fall Of Monetary Policy – Ian Macfarlane
Ian Macfarlane was Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1996 to 2006.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Ian:
Sep
28
#100: An Ode To The Uncorrelated Thinker – Eric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician and the Managing Director of Thiel Capital.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Eric: Website | Twitter
Sep
27
#99: Housing Bubble Week Epilogue: Not All Bubbles Are Created Equal – Vernon Smith
Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002.
Show notes
Charts
Selected links
* Follow Vernon: Website
* Rethinking
Sep
24
#98: The Meaning Of Human Existence, And The Search For Alien Life – Avi Loeb
Avi Loeb is Chair of Harvard’s Astronomy Department.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Avi: Website
* The Myth Of Sisyphus,
Sep
21
#97: Of Viruses And Vaccines – Peter Doherty
Peter Doherty is an immunologist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Peter:
Aug
13
#96: The Housing Supply Myth – Cameron Murray & Ian Mulheirn
Cameron Murray is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Henry Halloran Trust. Ian Mulheirn is Executive Director
Aug
11
#95: Inside Humanity's Infinite Improbability Drive – Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley is an author, journalist, biologist, and businessman. His books have sold over a million copies.
Show notes
Selected
Aug
08
#94: Radical Uncertainty – Mervyn King
Mervyn King was Governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2013.
Show notes
Selected links
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Jul
22
#93: The Doyen Of Economics Podcasting On Death, Lockdown, And The Art Of Socratic Dialogue – Russ Roberts
Russ Roberts is an economist and the host of EconTalk.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Russ Roberts: Website | Twitter
* EconTalk
Apr
24
#92: The Life And Times Of A Thoroughly liberal Prime Minister – Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull was Australia’s 29th Prime Minister.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Malcolm Turnbull: Website | Twitter
* A Bigger Picture,
Apr
02
#91: How To Put The Economy Into A Coma – Chris Edmond & Steve Hamilton
Chris Edmond and Steve Hamilton are Australian economists.
Show notes
Selected links
* Follow Chris Edmond: Website | Twitter
* Follow Steve Hamilton:
Mar
27
#90: The Price Of Uncertainty – Chris Joye
Chris Joye is Founder and Co-Chief Investments Officer at Coolabah Capital Investments. He is also a Contributing Editor with The
Mar
25
#89: How An Italian Town Conquered Coronavirus – Andrea Crisanti
Andrea Crisanti is a Professor of Microbiology at the University of Padua. He is part of the research team that
Mar
18
#88: A (New) Darwinian Left – Peter Singer (Live In Melbourne)
Peter Singer is the world’s most influential living philosopher.
Show notes
Selected links
* ‘The Dos and Donts of Social
Mar
09
#87: In The Foothills Of A Pandemic – Yaneer Bar–Yam
Yaneer Bar-Yam is a physicist and the founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute.
Show notes
Selected links
Feb
21
#86: Coronavirus, Covert Influence, And Cold War II – Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd was Australia’s 26th Prime Minister and is the President of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Show notes
Feb
18
#85: The Evolution Of A Renegade – David Sloan Wilson
David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist.
This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Freelancer.com and
Jan
31
#84: The Intellectual Wild South – Eric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician and the Managing Director of Thiel Capital.
This episode of the podcast is brought to
Jan
16
#83: The Silent Hero Of The Australian Economy – Ian Macfarlane
Ian Macfarlane was Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1996 to 2006. He is the author of The
Jan
01
2019 #Wrapped
Gracias por un gran año. ¡Nos vemos en 2020!
Dec
20
#82: The Modern Empiricist Proving Old Wisdom On Household Debt And Recession – Amir Sufi
Amir Sufi is the Bruce Lindsay Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Chicago Booth School of
Nov
18
#81: How To Build A Future More Like Star Trek Than Terminator – Andrew Leigh
Dr Andrew Leigh MP is a member of the Australian federal parliament. He is currently Labor’s Shadow Assistant Minister
Nov
05
#80: The Untold Tale of How One Ruthless Company Subjugated a Subcontinent – William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple is an acclaimed historian and travel writer. He lives nine months of the year on a goat farm
Oct
17
#79: On Radical Uncertainty, "Phantastic Objects", and Blowing Bubbles – David Tuckett
David Tuckett is a psychoanalyst, Professor, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty at University College
Oct
01
#78: Lifting the Veil on Sydney's Crime and Skulduggery – Kate McClymont
Kate McClymont is Australia’s most awarded journalist. An investigative reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, she is famous for
Sep
07
#77: Markets and The Madness of Crowds – Robert Shiller
Robert J. Shiller is Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and one of the 2013 recipients of the Nobel
Aug
10
#76: The Dogged Journalist Who (May Have) Pricked a Property Bubble – Adele Ferguson
Adele Ferguson is an award-winning investigative journalist best known for her work exposing misconduct and fraud in the Australian banking
Jul
11
Classic Episode Rerun: The Legendary, Fraud–Sniffing Short Seller – Marc Cohodes
This is a rerun of a conversation I recorded in May 2018 with legendary short seller Marc Cohodes.
Show notes
Jul
09
#75: The World According to a Maverick, Beach–Biding Stock Picker – John Hempton
John Hempton is a renowned short seller and the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Australian-based hedge fund Bronte Capital.
Jun
14
#74: Xi Loves Us, Xi Loves Us Not? – Kevin Rudd
This is an episode about a rising superpower (China) and its ruler (Xi Jinping). It’s also a conversation about
Jun
08
#73: The Good Society Hidden In Our Genes – Nicholas Christakis
Nicholas Christakis is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale, where he directs the Human Nature Lab.
May
30
#72: The Leader Of The Free World Is A Malignant Narcissist With Pre–Dementia – John Gartner
Richard Nixon once said, “I can go into my office and pick up the telephone and in twenty-five minutes seventy
May
23
#71: Housing Bubble Week Finale: It's The Housing Cycle, Stupid! – Ed Leamer
This episode is about why housing busts cause recessions. Few understand their nexus better than Ed Leamer.
Ed is the
May
21
#70: Housing Bubble Week: Getting Things Done in Western Sydney – John Hempton
The logic is inevitable: credit is as much a feature of housing bubbles as the sun is of day. And
May
19
#69: Housing Bubble Week: A Philosophy of Bubbles – Timo Henckel
Bubbles are everywhere today — or so we’re told. But what are they really?
I speak with behavioural macroeconomist from
May
16
#68: Housing Bubble Week: Speculation and Unchartered Waters – Chris Joye
Chris Joye manages $3 billion as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Australian fixed-income manager Coolabah Capital Investments, and is a
May
15
#67: Housing Bubble Week: Housing Bubbles as Availability Cascades – Timur Kuran
Timur Kuran is a Turkish American economist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies
May
14
#66: Housing Bubble Week: Lessons From Amsterdam’s ‘Gentlemen’s Canal’ – Piet Eichholtz
We all know that real estate is the best long-term investment for capital gains, and property investors should just hold
May
13
#65: Housing Bubble Week: Can We Predict Housing Bubbles? – Dean Baker
I speak with Dean Baker, US economist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research based in Washington,
May
12
#64: ‘Housing Bubble Week’ & Joe’s Speech to Mensa
I announce ‘Housing Bubble Week’ and share a speech I gave in Sydney in September 2018.
Show notes
Selected links
Apr
30
#63: Doing Good Better – Will MacAskill
Will MacAskill is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He is also one of the founders
Apr
02
#62: The Evolution Of Bret Weinstein
Bret Weinstein came to public prominence as the professor at the centre of the 2017 Evergreen State College protests. He
Apr
01
An Update From The Lads
Sadly, Angus is stepping down as co-host, to focus on bigger and better things.
Joe, your regular host in 2018,
Apr
01
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author: Daniel Kahneman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kahneman]
Published: 2010 (418 pages)
Started reading: 15.January.2017
Finished
Apr
01
Animal Liberation
Author: Peter Singer [http://www.petersinger.info/]
Published: originally, 1975; updated edition, 2009 (248 pages)
Started reading: 9.January.2017
Apr
01
A Few Lessons For Investors And Managers From Warren E. Buffet
Author: Peter Bevelin
Published: 2012 (81 pages)
Started reading: 25.December.2016
Finished reading: 9.January.2017
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Brief description
Apr
01
Man's Search For Meaning
Author: Viktor Frankl [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl]
Published: original, 1946; this version, 2006 (165 pages)
Started reading:
Apr
01
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Author: Ben Horowitz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Horowitz]
Published: 2014 (282 pages)
Started reading: 30.November.2016
Finished
Apr
01
Why I Write
Author: George Orwell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell]
Published: Penguin Books, 2005 (120 pages)
Started reading: 27.November.
Apr
01
Antifragile
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb]
Published: Original, 2012; this version, 2014 (426 pages)
Apr
01
Vagabonding
Author: Rolf Potts [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Potts]
Published: original version 2002, this version 2016 (209 pages)
Started
Apr
01
What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars
Authors: Jim Paul & Brendan Moynihan
Published: 2013; first published in 1994 (160 pages)
Started reading: 6.October.2016
Finished reading:
Apr
01
Influence
Author: Robert Cialdini [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini]
Published: 2007 (280 pages)
Started reading: 30.September.2016
Finished
Apr
01
On The Shortness Of Life
Author: Lucius Seneca
[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucius-Annaeus-Seneca-Roman-philosopher-and-statesman]
(Seneca the Younger)
Published: 2004 (106 pages)
Started reading: 29.September.
Apr
01
The Black Swan
Author: Nassim Taleb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb]
Published: 2010 (379 pages)
Started reading: 8.September.2016
Apr
01
Elon Musk
Author: Ashlee Vance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashlee_Vance]
Published: 2015 (386 pages)
Started reading: 5.September.2016
Finished
Apr
01
The Obstacle Is The Way
Author: Ryan Holiday [http://ryanholiday.net/about/]
Published: 2014 (187 pages)
Started reading: 30.August.2016
Finished reading: 2. September.
Apr
01
Grit
Author: Angela Duckworth [http://angeladuckworth.com/about-angela/]
Published: 2016 (282 pages)
Started reading: 19.August.2016
Finished reading: 26.August.
Mar
31
Sapiens
Author: Yuval Harari [http://www.ynharari.com/about/]
Published: 2015 (416 pages)
Starting reading: 12.August.2016
Finished reading: 19.
Mar
31
Churchill
Author: Paul Johnson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Johnson_(writer)]
Published: 2009 (168 pages)
Started reading: 8.August.2016
Mar
31
The 4–Hour Workweek
Author: Timothy Ferriss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss]
Published: 2009 (381 pages)
Started reading: 30.July.2016
Finished
Mar
31
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
Author: Tina Seelig [https://profiles.stanford.edu/tina-seelig]
Published: 2009 (190 pages)
Started reading: 26.July.2016
Finished reading: 29.
Mar
31
Zero to One
Author: Peter Thiel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel]
Published: 2014 (195 pages)
Started reading: 21.July.2016
Finished
Mar
31
The Lean Startup
Author: Eric Ries [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Ries]
Published: 2011
Started reading: 18.June.2016
Finished reading: 21.
Mar
31
Mindset
Author: Carol Dweck [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Dweck]
Published: 2006
Started reading: 10.June.2016
Finished reading: 17.
Mar
31
Misbehaving
Author: Richard Thaler [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Thaler]
Published: 7.May.2015
Started reading: 10.January.2016
Finished
Feb
15
Some Highlights – 2018
Signature moments from some of our crazy conversations in the year sandwiched between 2017 and 2019.
Guests
* Leonard Susskind [01:
Dec
13
#61: The Three Big Lies Poisoning Young Minds – Jonathan Haidt
This is a conversation with renowned moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt about his new book The Coddling of The American Mind,
Dec
06
#60: On Recessions – Andrew Charlton
Andrew Charlton is a Rhodes Scholar, economist, and author. From 2008-10, in his late twenties, he was senior economic adviser
Oct
25
#58: When The Sky Fell In – Kevin Rudd
Joe speaks with the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd. Kevin led Australia from December 2007 to June 2010
Jul
26
#57: The Man Who Defied Europe – Yanis Varoufakis
Joe speaks with former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, the man who defied Europe to save Greece – and failed. Yanis,
Jul
26
#56: Ignore the Bond Market at Your Peril – Nicholas Bishop
Picture a Giant Anaconda, sitting in the corner of the room. Very still, observing everything – after a while you forget
Jul
09
#55: Skype's Cofounder on the Threat of AI – Jaan Tallinn
How many people do you know who have created a verb? We ‘google’ things, we ‘uber’ to places, and thanks
Jun
19
#54: The Patriarch of 'Silicon Alley' – David Rose
David Rose is the most infamous Angel Investor in America. He is a serial entrepreneur, avid investor and mentor to
Jun
14
#53: Where Venture Capital Meets Social Purpose – May Samali
Critical technological and societal changes of the last century have been spearheaded by entrepreneurs and the investors who back them.
Jun
07
#52: A Short Story of Everything – David Christian
The universe is 13.8 billion years old and humans have existed for only 200,000 years. If that time
Jun
02
#51: The Art/Science of a High Impact Career – Rob Wiblin
Most people want to help others with their career, but what’s the best way to do that? Become a
May
29
#50: The Brave Cookie Monster – Brendan Eich
Brendan Eich is widely regarded as a ‘Father of the Web’. He is the creator of JavaScript and cofounder of
May
24
#49: The Legendary, Fraud–Sniffing Short Seller - Marc Cohodes
For thirty-seven years, Marc Cohodes has bet big money against bad companies. Due to his success, he is regarded as
May
17
#48: My Friend Richard, and Theories of the Universe – Leonard Susskind
Leonard Susskind is Felix Bloch professor of Theoretical physics at Stanford University, and one the fathers of String Theory.
In
May
14
#47: The Shape of Probability – Harry Crane
Harry Crane is a professor of statistics at Rutgers University.
In this episode, Joe catches up with Harry in New
May
03
#46: How Peter Thiel Destroyed Gawker – Ryan Holiday
In 2016, a Florida court delivered an astounding $140 million verdict against Gawker media for publishing a sex tape of
Apr
26
#45: AI and Existential Risk – Huw Price
What are human existential risks and why does Artificial Intelligence rank as one of the most menacing? At the same
Apr
18
#44: Electricity Shared – Jemma Green
Dr Jemma Green is the Co-founder and Chair of Power Ledger. Dr Green began her career as an investment banker
Apr
11
#43: The Number That Rules Humanity – Robin Dunbar
You only have 150 friends. How do we know that? Because that is Dunbar’s number.
Robin Dunbar is a
Apr
04
#42: Going Paleo – Pete Evans
Pete Evans is a world-renowned chef, restauranteur and co-host of hit TV show, My Kitchen Rules – he is also no
Mar
31
#41: Did The Cold War Ever End? – Kim Beazley
The Hon Kim Beazley AC is a former Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition (1996-2001;
Mar
22
#40: Running Australia’s Busiest Emergency Department – Gordian Fulde
Dr Gordian Fulde AO is Australia’s leading emergency medicine specialist. He founded the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine in
Mar
15
#39: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World – Andrew Leigh
Dr Andrew Leigh MP is a federal Labor politician with a brilliant background. A promising lawyer and associate for former
Mar
07
#38: Everything is Negotiable – Herb Cohen
If you’re interested in improving your negotiation, whether that’s to buy a used car or bump up your
Feb
21
#37: Blockchain is Not the Answer – Paul Madsen
Hashgraph is a new distributed ledger technology which many experts believe will supersede the blockchain itself. Founded by Leemon Baird
Feb
07
#36: Doing the Most Good – Peter Singer
Peter Singer is widely regarded as the world’s most influential living moral philosopher. From kickstarting the animal rights movement
Jan
23
#35: The End of Money?
Will cryptocurrency replace the financial system as we know it? What if that is only the start?
In this special
Jan
04
#34: Our Fragile Economy – Matt Barrie
We feel ourselves lucky. Twenty-six years of continuous economic growth breeds a certain complacency. But our prosperity belies the reality
Dec
27
#33: Two Economists Walk Into a Bar (LIVE!) – Luigi Zingales & Richard Holden
Former guests and F.O.T.P*, Luigi ZIngales (#24) and Richard Holden (#26), joined us at the inaugural Jolly
Dec
20
#32: Will the Real Stoicism Please Stand Up – Margaret Graver
Stoicism, an ancient philosophy invented by the Greeks and developed by the Romans, is back in fashion. From author Ryan
Dec
13
#31: Discovering the ‘Sonic Crisp’ – Charles Spence
Charles Spence is the world’s leading expert in ‘Gastrophysics’ – the science of food and how our senses combine to
Dec
06
#30: The Man Behind The Mic – Alan Jones
Alan Belford Jones has dominated Sydney’s airwaves for more than 30 years. Australia’s most popular radio broadcaster, he
Nov
22
#29: China's Secret Campaign – James Leibold
James Leibold is a deep expert in Chinese history and society. Educated in the US, he is now an Associate
Nov
15
#28: Liar Loans – Peter White
Welcome to Part 4 of our Property Special. Fraud is a hallmark of bubbles, as mania turns to greed. It’
Nov
01
#26: What's in a Bubble? – Professor Richard Holden
Welcome to part 2 of our Property Series! The term “bubble” gets bandied about a lot these days, but what
Oct
25
#25: Safe as Houses – John Flavell
Welcome to episode 1 of our 4-part series on the Australian property market. In this episode, Mortgage Choice CEO and
Oct
19
#24: Saving Capitalism – Luigi Zingales
Trump. Cronyism. Inequality. Monopolies. Weren’t we promised better than this? What happened to a “new nation, conceived in Liberty”
Oct
12
#23: “Small–l liberal, Big-L Lesbian” - Christine Forster
Christine Forster is currently the only Liberal party member of the City of Sydney Council, having left a career in
Oct
04
#22: Bittersweet: How To Make Money On A Housing Market Crash – Andrew Baker
Andrew Baker is a self-taught investor based in Sydney. During the day he specialises in building machine learning at global
Sep
27
#21: Beating My Ice Addiction – Dave Oliver
Dave Oliver is Australia’s first openly gay premiership rugby coach. Throughout his school and sporting career spanning the first
Sep
20
#20: Changing the Constitution Is As Easy As – Anne Twomey
Professor Anne Twomey is one of Australia’s leading constitutional law experts. She has practiced as a solicitor at the
Sep
13
#19: Columbia MBA Professor Teaches You How to Find Strategic Insight in Any Scenario – William Duggan
Would you like the ability to reliably experience those “breakthrough moments”? We’ve found your guru. William Duggan teaches Executive
Sep
05
#18: Why I Was Really Fired by Google – James Damore
Former Google Senior Software Engineer James Damore is the softly-spoken yet controversial author of the ‘Google memo’, the infamous 10-page
Aug
30
#17: The Two Reasons Why Gays Shouldn't Marry (According to the Coalition For Marriage) – Monica Doumit
Australia is in the midst of debating whether to legalise same-sex marriage, with a national postal vote underway. The Jolly
Aug
23
#16: Procrastination, Perfectionism, And Diagnosing Donald Trump – John Tsilimparis
John Tsilimparis MFT is a celebrity psychologist based in LA, where he runs his own private clinic in Brentwood. He
Aug
16
#15: Can We Avoid Nuclear Catastrophe? – Gareth Evans
Gareth Evans AC, QC was Australia’s greatest ever Foreign Minister. Holding that position from 1988-96, he also held a
Aug
08
#14: When Will Australia Become an Independent Nation? – Peter Fitzsimons
Peter Fitzsimons is the current Chair of the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) – fighting to move Australia from rule by the
Jul
31
#13: Cocaine, Ritalin and the Finance Industry – Peter Luc Bossaerts
Peter Luc Bossaerts is the world’s leading expert in experimental finance and pioneered the field of “neuroeconomics”. He is
Jul
25
#12: Why You Shouldn't Eat, Two Days a Week – Dr Michael Mosley
#1 New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, presenter or
producer of over 25 BBC documentaries, and self-confessed “human guinea
Jul
19
#11: 'London Bridge is Down' – Sam Knight
Queen Elizabeth II has ruled as Britain’s monarch for 65 years. At the age of 91, her reign will
Jul
12
#10: Fearlessness, Founding Companies, and Full–time Adventuring - Patrick Sweeney
Patrick Sweeney is making a career as an adventurer and fear guru. Whether it’s cycling the seven summits or
Jul
05
#9: A Soldier's Guide to Survival in Afghanistan – Charlie Thompson
Charlie Thompson served in Canada’s elite Close Protection Unit, completing two tours of Afghanistan in 2006 and 2008. His
Jun
28
#8: Not Drinking (Alcohol) For a Year – Chris Raine
Chris Raine is CEO and Founder of Hello Sunday Morning, a charity that challenges people to give up alcohol for
Jun
21
#7: Life's a Pitch – Ian Elliot
Ian Elliot is Australia’s advertising guru. Former CEO and Chairman of George Patterson, he worked his way from the
Jun
15
#6: Really Bad Memes – Dart Sultan
Dart Sultan: enigma, humourist, meme king. An anonymous Melbourne man on the rise, having amassed 185,000 Facebook followers (at
Jun
07
#5: A Crash in Two Years – Steve Keen
Few people saw the Global Financial Crisis coming. Steve Keen was one of them. He is a ferocious critic of
Jun
01
#4: Building a Restaurant Empire – Matt Moran
Matt Moran is well known on the Australian restaurant scene. Raised on a dairy farm in Sydney’s West, he
May
26
#3: Summiting and Surviving Mount Everest – Ben and Laura Darlington
Outside of their day jobs, Australian couple Ben and Laura Darlington are irrepressible adventurers. Ben, who runs his own business,
May
18
#2: The Art and Ethics of Political Speechwriting, Part 2 – Don Watson
Don Watson was Prime Minister Paul Keating’s speechwriter from 1992-1996. Don’s work included the Unknown Soldier Speech, and
May
14
#1: The Art and Ethics of Political Speechwriting, Part 1 – Bob Lehrman
Bob Lehrman was Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore from 1993-95. An accomplished author and novelist, he was mentored