What Michael Nielsen Thinks About Basically Everything
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 27 min
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Episode description
Michael Nielsen (@michael_nielsen), research fellow at Y Combinator Research, joins Erik for a wide-ranging discussion about a variety of topics, including:
* Why the top names in the S&P 500 change over time, but the top names in global university rankings don’t — and how to fix that.
* How Michael thinks about the role of risk in science, and why he'd like to see more risk-taking.
* Memory, including how to improve yours and why professional athletes seem to have such good ones.
* The “compliment deficit” in the world and how to fix it.
* The silver lining of the Bay Area housing problem.
* The reproducibility problem in social science.
* Why he’s a fan of chaos.
…and much more.
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Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
* Why the top names in the S&P 500 change over time, but the top names in global university rankings don’t — and how to fix that.
* How Michael thinks about the role of risk in science, and why he'd like to see more risk-taking.
* Memory, including how to improve yours and why professional athletes seem to have such good ones.
* The “compliment deficit” in the world and how to fix it.
* The silver lining of the Bay Area housing problem.
* The reproducibility problem in social science.
* Why he’s a fan of chaos.
…and much more.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
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