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An interesting pattern recurs across the career of great scientists: an annus mirabilis (miracle year) in which they make multiple, seemingly independent breakthroughs in the span of a single year or two. Einstein had his annus mirabilis in 1905. While he was still a patent…
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In Part 1, I laid out the simmer scenario as an alternative to explosion, stagnation in collapse, in which growth slows down sufficiently to remain…
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An alternative to explosion, stagnation, and collapse
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33: Alexander Mikaberidze - Napoleon, War, Progress, and Global OrderListen now (83 min) | Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global…
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32: Sam Bankman-Fried - Crypto, Altruism, and LeadershipInfiltrating tradfi, giving away $100m this year, hiring A-players
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