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Intelligence and COVID-19 beliefs
13:19 - 23:28 (10:08)
People's belief on whether COVID-19 is serious or not is linked to the convenience or inconvenience it would cost them; travelers gain more efficiency in learning at the margin.
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Tyler Cowen highlights the benefits of broadening your horizons by reading, traveling, and doing more anthropology, citing economics’s indirect dependence on anthropology.
13:19 - 15:32 (02:12)
Summary
Tyler Cowen highlights the benefits of broadening your horizons by reading, traveling, and doing more anthropology, citing economics’s indirect dependence on anthropology. He believes that the most efficient way to learn is to travel and gain exposure to diverse cultures and perspectives.
ChapterIntelligence and COVID-19 beliefs
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The conviction with which people believe COVID-19 is serious or not corresponds to how inconvenient or convenient it is for them to believe it.
15:32 - 20:59 (05:27)
Summary
The conviction with which people believe COVID-19 is serious or not corresponds to how inconvenient or convenient it is for them to believe it. The speaker, a self-described hyperlexic, discusses how to parse information and sources related to COVID-19.
ChapterIntelligence and COVID-19 beliefs
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, the importance of continuous learning and practice is emphasized using Kobe Bryant's example of practicing more as he got older.
21:01 - 23:28 (02:26)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the importance of continuous learning and practice is emphasized using Kobe Bryant's example of practicing more as he got older. Using Twitter as a tool for truth generation is also encouraged, as long as politics are generally ignored.