A journalist shares the story of a young hacker who accessed the Twitter feed of his school principal. Initially hesitant to publish the story, the journalist eventually saw it as a tale of a unique, intelligent student failed by the public school system.
Larry Sanger suggests checking out his blog for his thoughts on tech and education and following him on Twitter at L Sanger, as well as following the Knowledge Standards Foundation at KS_found for updates on the organization.
The podcast discusses trading during global crises and how sticking to your area of expertise is key, with a warning not to kid yourself thinking you can have an edge doing arbitrage against headlines.
Comedian Bobby Lee's Twitter account got hacked, and he turned to his celebrity friends for help, including Elon Musk and Lex Friedman.
Balaji discusses the "befriend and betray" strategy used by journalists in Silicon Valley and how it's important to focus on important facts, such as the state of testing and the spread of the virus.