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A History of British Art
“I’m a big fan of your book, A History of British Art. In that, you insightfully remark that a lot of English art earlier on was harder, more angular, and less obsessed with perspective.”
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Two Paths to Prosperity
“Again, I’m a big fan of your new book with Greif and Tabellini, Two Paths to Prosperity, comparing Europe and China.”
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Bergman films
“What are your favorite movies and why? I love Bergman films, Smiles of a Summer Night.”
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Smiles of a Summer Night
“I like Smiles of a Summer Night very much, the Mozartian feel, the Shakespeare connection.”
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Silent All These Years
“I like Silent All These Years by Tori Amos, especially the live version.”
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Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity
“He has a new book out, Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity, which I recommend very highly.”
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GPT-5 Pro
“If I use GPT-5 Pro edition, it will outperform a very good human lawyer for a typical query.”
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Pulse
“Now, I love Pulse. Why don’t I hear more about Pulse, or do you think there is a lot of chatter out there?”
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A Farewell to Alms
“If we take England — when I read your book, A Farewell to Alms, I took you to be ambiguous, but when I reread that book through the lens of your later papers, it seems to me you’re saying there was an actual genetic change in English society because of who was marrying whom and having kids with whom, and thus, people saved more, became more conscientious, more forward-looking.”
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Goat: Who's the Greatest Economist of All Time?
“The last book I wrote is called Goat: Who's the Greatest Economist of All Time?”
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Christopher Kirchhoff
“I like the Christopher Kirchhoff episode and how he never said the word “um.” You might edit out an “um” here and there.”
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Brazil
“I love Brazil, it’s one of my favorite countries, but I always worry about where I should and should not go there.”
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01 / preference
Now, of course, I’ll read guidebooks, ask my AIs, but what else should I know to make my visit a better one that I won’t pick up from traditional sources?
“Now, of course, I’ll read guidebooks, ask my AIs, but what else should I know to make my visit a better one that I won’t pick up from traditional sources?”
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You wrote, “Automation is central to my account because it severs the link between mass production and shared prosperity.
“You wrote, “Automation is central to my account because it severs the link between mass production and shared prosperity.”
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03 / preference
If I look at The Art of Painting, a painting by Vermeer in Vienna, one of my favorites, I used to think of that as a Catholic painting, in part because of the map in the back of the scene.
“If I look at The Art of Painting, a painting by Vermeer in Vienna, one of my favorites, I used to think of that as a Catholic painting, in part because of the map in the back of the scene.”
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04 / preference
One of my favorite books of yours is your New York Knicks book about the team in its glory years.
“One of my favorite books of yours is your New York Knicks book about the team in its glory years.”
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05 / preference
I like restaurants where there are non-US citizens screaming at each other, and none of them look happy.
“I like restaurants where there are non-US citizens screaming at each other, and none of them look happy.”
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06 / preference
Now, let me give you my third and least literal reading, which I’m not convinced was ever in the mind of Shakespeare—not necessarily his intent, but it’s the one I like best, and it’s what makes the play, for me, genius.
“Now, let me give you my third and least literal reading, which I’m not convinced was ever in the mind of Shakespeare—not necessarily his intent, but it’s the one I like best, and it’s what makes the play, for me, genius.”
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07 / preference
Jonny Steinberg was one of my favorite episodes. I thought all of his answers were deep and thoughtful, and it was good to focus on South Africa.
“Jonny Steinberg was one of my favorite episodes. I thought all of his answers were deep and thoughtful, and it was good to focus on South Africa.”
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08 / preference
It was good, but in general, I prefer to read Shakespeare rather than see it on the screen.
“It was good, but in general, I prefer to read Shakespeare rather than see it on the screen.”
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09 / preference
If I’m driving, I’m driving. I don’t like listening to podcasts while I drive or anything audio.
“If I’m driving, I’m driving. I don’t like listening to podcasts while I drive or anything audio.”
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10 / preference
I will go to the gym if there’s no pool, but the pool to me is more than 5X more valuable than the gym.
“I will go to the gym if there’s no pool, but the pool to me is more than 5X more valuable than the gym.”
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11 / preference
The ones where it’s a single topic, I learned more from the prep because I know what to prepare.
“The ones where it’s a single topic, I learned more from the prep because I know what to prepare.”
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12 / preference
Shouldn’t I have the same concern with tolls that I don’t trust the government in the District and they’re just going to screw me over because I’m from Virginia?
“Shouldn’t I have the same concern with tolls that I don’t trust the government in the District and they’re just going to screw me over because I’m from Virginia?”
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13 / preference
There’s plenty about Boom online and in your interviews, so I’d like to take some different tacks here. This general notion of having things move more quickly, I’m a big fan of that.
“There’s plenty about Boom online and in your interviews, so I’d like to take some different tacks here. This general notion of having things move more quickly, I’m a big fan of that.”
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14 / preference
Today, I’m very happy to be chatting with Austan Goolsbee. Austan is one of my favorite economists.
“Today, I’m very happy to be chatting with Austan Goolsbee. Austan is one of my favorite economists.”
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15 / preference
I think for five years, I never turned on my air conditioner because I felt I should get used to it, and I did.
“I think for five years, I never turned on my air conditioner because I felt I should get used to it, and I did.”
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I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but one of my favorite walkable cities was Alexandria, Egypt.
“I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but one of my favorite walkable cities was Alexandria, Egypt.”
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17 / preference
She has a background in computer gaming, media, and most importantly for our purposes, I’m a big fan of her 2023 book called Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.
“She has a background in computer gaming, media, and most importantly for our purposes, I’m a big fan of her 2023 book called Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.”
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18 / preference
We prefer to be big and really strong and militarized, and the rest is collateral damage, but we live with it.
“We prefer to be big and really strong and militarized, and the rest is collateral damage, but we live with it.”
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19 / preference
The soap I use actually is still the same soap my grandmother used when I was a kid.
“The soap I use actually is still the same soap my grandmother used when I was a kid.”
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20 / preference
He has many excellent books, and he has a new book, which I’m a big fan of, called Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.
“He has many excellent books, and he has a new book, which I’m a big fan of, called Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.”
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21 / preference
Since I'm an input other than the AI, or I hope, that means I rise in marginal value, but I need to do different things. So, I think of myself over time as less a producer of content and more a connector, people person, developing networks in a way where if there somehow had been no transformers and LLMs, I would have stayed a bit more as the producer of content.
“Since I'm an input other than the AI, or I hope, that means I rise in marginal value, but I need to do different things. So, I think of myself over time as less a producer of content and more a connector, people person, developing networks in a way where if there somehow had been no transformers and LLMs, I would have stayed a bit more as the producer of content.”
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” I think Peter typically is the most downloaded episode for many people, and that’s my pick.
“” I think Peter typically is the most downloaded episode for many people, and that’s my pick.”
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23 / preference
If you send me one that is serious in taking all the costs into account, including the cost of the land, I will read it and indeed review it. But some kind of partial, “Oh, here’s a few people who are better off because we put bike lanes in,” I’ll look at it, but no, I’m not going to review that.
“If you send me one that is serious in taking all the costs into account, including the cost of the land, I will read it and indeed review it. But some kind of partial, “Oh, here’s a few people who are better off because we put bike lanes in,” I’ll look at it, but no, I’m not going to review that.”
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24 / preference
I like Ruisdael, I like Van Goyen, but if I were to see 50–60 together, I would start walking rapidly through the rooms, I suspect, and nodding my head and saying, “They’re all nice.
“I like Ruisdael, I like Van Goyen, but if I were to see 50–60 together, I would start walking rapidly through the rooms, I suspect, and nodding my head and saying, “They’re all nice.”
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25 / preference
Rhythmically it can be flaccid, but like if I hear “Movin’ Out” and, you know, “heart attack-ack, ack, ack,” I enjoy that.
“Rhythmically it can be flaccid, but like if I hear “Movin’ Out” and, you know, “heart attack-ack, ack, ack,” I enjoy that.”
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26 / preference
Two strikes me as oversimplified, but the original might be as well, so I prefer one.
“Two strikes me as oversimplified, but the original might be as well, so I prefer one.”
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27 / preference
Yes. Ideally, a podcast, I think, should be once every day. That’s not possible for a number of reasons, but there is something socially optimal about that: that you wake up in the morning and you know there’s a podcast for you, and you only listen, say, to the 11 a year you care about the most, but that will be a different 11 for every person.
“Yes. Ideally, a podcast, I think, should be once every day. That’s not possible for a number of reasons, but there is something socially optimal about that: that you wake up in the morning and you know there’s a podcast for you, and you only listen, say, to the 11 a year you care about the most, but that will be a different 11 for every person.”
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I think one of the things he and I have in common is, we’re both quite keen to get other people more excited about appreciation.
“I think one of the things he and I have in common is, we’re both quite keen to get other people more excited about appreciation.”
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What I’ve already started doing is, I do more personal appearances and give more talks because I think simply writing isn’t good enough anymore.
“What I’ve already started doing is, I do more personal appearances and give more talks because I think simply writing isn’t good enough anymore.”
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30 / preference
I want to come back sometime and see the coast, see the north. This time I will only see around here and then safari.
“I want to come back sometime and see the coast, see the north. This time I will only see around here and then safari.”
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