book / uses
Project Hail Mary
“I am very excited. I read Project Hail Mary a year or two ago. I thought that book was excellent.”
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Jeff Holmes
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Books, apps, and tools
The evidenced stack.
app / likes
Cowenauts
“I would say — but just to name some of the ones that do include your names, I love Cowenauts; that just rolls off the tongue.”
book / recommends
The Revenge of Geography
“Robert Kaplan, The Revenge of Geography.”
other / likes
Man
“Tyson, I Love You, Man, District 9, Up, the Pixar film, Brüno, Let The Right One In, The Hurt Locker, and the documentary Man On Wire.”
other / likes
Up
“Tyson, I Love You, Man, District 9, Up, the Pixar film, Brüno, Let The Right One In, The Hurt Locker, and the documentary Man On Wire.”
other / uses
Marginal Revolution
“I mean it’s amazing now if you had asked me 10, 12 years ago, oh there’s new Tyler content out. And I still love it and I read Marginal Revolution every day, but I also do that filtering myself that I like, well I still have my canon or the core reading that I do.”
other / likes
The Hurt Locker
“Tyson, I Love You, Man, District 9, Up, the Pixar film, Brüno, Let The Right One In, The Hurt Locker, and the documentary Man On Wire.”
other / likes
Brüno
“Tyson, I Love You, Man, District 9, Up, the Pixar film, Brüno, Let The Right One In, The Hurt Locker, and the documentary Man On Wire.”
other / likes
District 9
“Tyson, I Love You, Man, District 9, Up, the Pixar film, Brüno, Let The Right One In, The Hurt Locker, and the documentary Man On Wire.”
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What Jeff said.
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01 / belief
I think one thing that has become more of a convention that people adopt is the super specific first question.
“I think one thing that has become more of a convention that people adopt is the super specific first question.”
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02 / belief
I would say, look, you’ve got [Thomas] Hardy’s marriages, why they fell apart, couples counseling.
“I would say, look, you’ve got [Thomas] Hardy’s marriages, why they fell apart, couples counseling.”
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03 / belief
We’ve got Tooze and Kotkin on there. Tooze was on, I think, in 2020. Other books that you mentioned — there are probably maybe 30 books listed here, but we have Piketty.
“We’ve got Tooze and Kotkin on there. Tooze was on, I think, in 2020. Other books that you mentioned — there are probably maybe 30 books listed here, but we have Piketty.”
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04 / belief
” You’ve had a number of posts where you say that the idea that people — I think, correct me if I’m wrong, but the way I would summarize you is, you think it’s without evidence, installing bike lanes and these things — that the ROI is not there to you.
“” You’ve had a number of posts where you say that the idea that people — I think, correct me if I’m wrong, but the way I would summarize you is, you think it’s without evidence, installing bike lanes and these things — that the ROI is not there to you.”
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05 / belief
I sent out an email to our newsletter about this, and I think you have to say it’s a little predictable. It only gets maybe a little eclectic towards the end, but this was very much fan service, I think, these top five.
“I sent out an email to our newsletter about this, and I think you have to say it’s a little predictable. It only gets maybe a little eclectic towards the end, but this was very much fan service, I think, these top five.”
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06 / belief
Someone asked about Magnus. We’ve gotten very close, I think in front of him, I think he’s seen it.
“Someone asked about Magnus. We’ve gotten very close, I think in front of him, I think he’s seen it.”
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07 / belief
I think you commented at the time, it was more difficult than it should have been to get him the money when you supported him.
“I think you commented at the time, it was more difficult than it should have been to get him the money when you supported him.”
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08 / belief
Just on a production level, I appreciate Nolan’s — I think you’re underrating the craftsmanship of those films.
“Just on a production level, I appreciate Nolan’s — I think you’re underrating the craftsmanship of those films.”
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09 / belief
Now, starting with nonfiction, there are a lot. There are way too many, I think, to go by one by one.
“Now, starting with nonfiction, there are a lot. There are way too many, I think, to go by one by one.”
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10 / belief
I think you were also doing a dive more into Israel at the time, as you were wont to do.
“I think you were also doing a dive more into Israel at the time, as you were wont to do.”
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11 / belief
We had an interview scheduled with Charlie Munger in January of 2024. His birthday, I believe, is in December.
“We had an interview scheduled with Charlie Munger in January of 2024. His birthday, I believe, is in December.”
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12 / belief
Warren Buffet is not that far behind Munger. I think he’s in his early 90s. I’m not sure on that.
“Warren Buffet is not that far behind Munger. I think he’s in his early 90s. I’m not sure on that.”
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13 / belief
GPT Swift I think was just middling, so it was not an underperformer, but it certainly didn’t overperform.
“GPT Swift I think was just middling, so it was not an underperformer, but it certainly didn’t overperform.”
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14 / belief
There’s definitely a lot on this list. I think that we also got feedback, especially in the second half of the year.
“There’s definitely a lot on this list. I think that we also got feedback, especially in the second half of the year.”
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15 / belief
I think in this case, the professor was mentioning that it’s hard to pinpoint, sometimes, a specific book to do a bunch of readings.
“I think in this case, the professor was mentioning that it’s hard to pinpoint, sometimes, a specific book to do a bunch of readings.”
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16 / belief
I think the success of The Ringer has shown that that thing is really enticing, when you hear people come to it from deep appreciation and enthusiasm.
“I think the success of The Ringer has shown that that thing is really enticing, when you hear people come to it from deep appreciation and enthusiasm.”
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17 / belief
Thinking about Google Glass, you were not a fan of it. I think you found it just hard to use.
“Thinking about Google Glass, you were not a fan of it. I think you found it just hard to use.”
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18 / belief
I think, actually, it would be totally fine as we were originally doing, where we just took an episode of Conversations with Tyler and said, “Here you go.
“I think, actually, it would be totally fine as we were originally doing, where we just took an episode of Conversations with Tyler and said, “Here you go.”
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19 / belief
I think if you were looking for criteria, they would have to have critical success, commercial success, longevity.
“I think if you were looking for criteria, they would have to have critical success, commercial success, longevity.”
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20 / belief
Speaking of that, I think about different eras of Marginal Revolution but I think the first era of Marginal Revolution is ’03 to ’08.
“Speaking of that, I think about different eras of Marginal Revolution but I think the first era of Marginal Revolution is ’03 to ’08.”
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21 / belief
Speaking of reading, let’s move to a segment I’m calling Mysteries of MR. A couple of times, I think from ’06 to ’08, you hosted book clubs.
“Speaking of reading, let’s move to a segment I’m calling Mysteries of MR. A couple of times, I think from ’06 to ’08, you hosted book clubs.”
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22 / belief
I think I speak for Ben and Vitalik and myself, and all the readers, that we look forward to continue reading and hearing your ideas and seeing your influence in the world.
“I think I speak for Ben and Vitalik and myself, and all the readers, that we look forward to continue reading and hearing your ideas and seeing your influence in the world.”
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23 / belief
I think we did. Yes, we did. We checked after the new book came out. Mark Cuban; MrBeast, the YouTuber; Dolly Parton.
“I think we did. Yes, we did. We checked after the new book came out. Mark Cuban; MrBeast, the YouTuber; Dolly Parton.”
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24 / belief
Take This Waltz, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Margaret, which I think is a Margaret Thatcher documentary.
“Take This Waltz, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Margaret, which I think is a Margaret Thatcher documentary.”
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25 / belief
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, and you added, “Boring for most people, big screen only, I suspect.
“Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, and you added, “Boring for most people, big screen only, I suspect.”
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26 / belief
I think that is one of the core things here — getting quantitative, numerical when it’s really hard to do so.
“I think that is one of the core things here — getting quantitative, numerical when it’s really hard to do so.”
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27 / belief
Readers can correct me, listeners can correct me if I’m wrong here, but I believe one of the sources that people point to that format is actually the Siskel and Ebert show that started in the ’80s.
“Readers can correct me, listeners can correct me if I’m wrong here, but I believe one of the sources that people point to that format is actually the Siskel and Ebert show that started in the ’80s.”
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28 / belief
I think in particular, you suggested that some of his most commercially successful, like Jurassic Park, are his worst movies.
“I think in particular, you suggested that some of his most commercially successful, like Jurassic Park, are his worst movies.”
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29 / belief
Seinfeld — we have, I think, had a direct line to — we did have a connect with Seinfeld, and we sent an invitation pre-COVID, I think, or maybe during COVID.
“Seinfeld — we have, I think, had a direct line to — we did have a connect with Seinfeld, and we sent an invitation pre-COVID, I think, or maybe during COVID.”
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30 / belief
Stewart Brand, who up until Jeremy Grantham was our oldest CWT guest. I think Grantham.
“Stewart Brand, who up until Jeremy Grantham was our oldest CWT guest. I think Grantham.”
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31 / belief
I actually emailed you. This is before I worked at Mercatus, but when Michael Crichton died, I emailed you and asked you if you would write anything, and I think you said, “Nothing particular is occurring to me to say that would be of any value.
“I actually emailed you. This is before I worked at Mercatus, but when Michael Crichton died, I emailed you and asked you if you would write anything, and I think you said, “Nothing particular is occurring to me to say that would be of any value.”
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32 / belief
Speaking of founder energy, if we’re thinking about it in terms of starting a company or venture capital or whatever, I think one thing that worries me about it — maybe it’s too early in it, but I don’t see people dropping everything to join us, and they don’t have the skin in the game.
“Speaking of founder energy, if we’re thinking about it in terms of starting a company or venture capital or whatever, I think one thing that worries me about it — maybe it’s too early in it, but I don’t see people dropping everything to join us, and they don’t have the skin in the game.”
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33 / belief
I would say, as a simple heuristic, if you, listener, are considering skipping an episode, that is, in fact, a good sign that you should absolutely listen to it.
“I would say, as a simple heuristic, if you, listener, are considering skipping an episode, that is, in fact, a good sign that you should absolutely listen to it.”
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34 / belief
Academic life, in my view, has gone off the rails in ways that I never would have imagined in the 1980s when I was starting out.
“Academic life, in my view, has gone off the rails in ways that I never would have imagined in the 1980s when I was starting out.”
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35 / belief
All right, number one — in no particular order, I think — but number one was Incendies.
“All right, number one — in no particular order, I think — but number one was Incendies.”
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36 / belief
I referenced your book. Last year, I think you said a draft was finished, but that was where it stood.
“I referenced your book. Last year, I think you said a draft was finished, but that was where it stood.”
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37 / belief
If anyone out there wants to take a first stab at that, I think long-time listeners will have no problem putting that together for the benefit of new listeners.
“If anyone out there wants to take a first stab at that, I think long-time listeners will have no problem putting that together for the benefit of new listeners.”
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38 / belief
I think you can only say how well you feel like your picks have stood up. It sounds like you would make them again, in other words.
“I think you can only say how well you feel like your picks have stood up. It sounds like you would make them again, in other words.”
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39 / belief
If you get what you’re doing, it’s very easy, but I know from talking to people, if you just pull up a random episode and listen to it, I think a lot of people do not have that context to understand.
“If you get what you’re doing, it’s very easy, but I know from talking to people, if you just pull up a random episode and listen to it, I think a lot of people do not have that context to understand.”
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40 / belief
To say that another way, I think if you were looking for the overrated episodes of Conversations with Tyler, you would not be looking at the women this year.
“To say that another way, I think if you were looking for the overrated episodes of Conversations with Tyler, you would not be looking at the women this year.”
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41 / belief
How’s that compared to this year, though? I think a lot of your picks this year are fairly mainstream.
“How’s that compared to this year, though? I think a lot of your picks this year are fairly mainstream.”
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42 / belief
I mean, I’m actually ashamed to think I haven’t thought about that when I’m ordering takeout, as I’m not really ordering what I think will actually travel well or hold up well.
“I mean, I’m actually ashamed to think I haven’t thought about that when I’m ordering takeout, as I’m not really ordering what I think will actually travel well or hold up well.”
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43 / belief
I think her answer was very in keeping with the fact that her papers can tell you a lot about a very specific thing, but she was very careful about saying that it only gives you part of the story, and you have to be really careful about what you don’t know.
“I think her answer was very in keeping with the fact that her papers can tell you a lot about a very specific thing, but she was very careful about saying that it only gives you part of the story, and you have to be really careful about what you don’t know.”
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44 / belief
First one: “From engineering, I learned to start with an outline and decide what I wanted to say and then write all the sections to meet my outline.
“First one: “From engineering, I learned to start with an outline and decide what I wanted to say and then write all the sections to meet my outline.”
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45 / belief
Then we have this major global issue that, at least in my mind, directly relates to some of the key points of tension in a broader libertarian ideology about the proper role of government and what restrictions we might take, short or long term, in order to let the government step in and handle certain problems.
“Then we have this major global issue that, at least in my mind, directly relates to some of the key points of tension in a broader libertarian ideology about the proper role of government and what restrictions we might take, short or long term, in order to let the government step in and handle certain problems.”
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46 / belief
Then I would say, weirdly, the episode performed decently, but John McWhorter — as I was looking through the stats, I was surprised.
“Then I would say, weirdly, the episode performed decently, but John McWhorter — as I was looking through the stats, I was surprised.”
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47 / belief
I think the big issue has been travel. If you have to travel, then it’s harder to do it safely.
“I think the big issue has been travel. If you have to travel, then it’s harder to do it safely.”
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48 / belief
To the extent that we’re competing with mobile games, which I think is one of the things you’re going to do with your idle time for an average person.
“To the extent that we’re competing with mobile games, which I think is one of the things you’re going to do with your idle time for an average person.”
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49 / belief
I know this is something that people talk about in academia some as well — that academics tend to get saddled with a lot of administrative work. But honestly, I think one of the underrated aspects of any person’s production function is the extent to which they can plug into an infrastructure and have certain things just not be a focus of worry for them.
“I know this is something that people talk about in academia some as well — that academics tend to get saddled with a lot of administrative work. But honestly, I think one of the underrated aspects of any person’s production function is the extent to which they can plug into an infrastructure and have certain things just not be a focus of worry for them.”
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50 / belief
I mean I think most people would say no, you’re a sponge and you keep it all in.
“I mean I think most people would say no, you’re a sponge and you keep it all in.”
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51 / belief
I try to have a sense of the temperature of the air, the flavor of the conversation. That’s where social networks used strategically I think, are extremely useful.
“I try to have a sense of the temperature of the air, the flavor of the conversation. That’s where social networks used strategically I think, are extremely useful.”
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52 / belief
I think Knausgård under performed relative to the quality of the conversation and how well he is known within literary circles.
“I think Knausgård under performed relative to the quality of the conversation and how well he is known within literary circles.”
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53 / belief
“I played a lot of poker in college and I think I learned more about life and business from that than I learned in college.
““I played a lot of poker in college and I think I learned more about life and business from that than I learned in college.”
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54 / belief
I needed to go running with the bulls, be an alcoholic. Now I think just the opposite.
“I needed to go running with the bulls, be an alcoholic. Now I think just the opposite.”
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55 / belief
You have your product as writings and your thoughts that are out in the web, but I don’t think most people would consider you overexposed still or they feel like they’ve gotten to the depths of Tyler. And I think that maybe that time can come.
“You have your product as writings and your thoughts that are out in the web, but I don’t think most people would consider you overexposed still or they feel like they’ve gotten to the depths of Tyler. And I think that maybe that time can come.”
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