Ep. 474 What Does It Mean for Elon Musk to be Worth $749 billion?
Responding to the reaction over Elon Musk’s recent estimated net worth of some $749 billion, Bob analyzes the economics of financial markets in much greater depth than the critics. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: A news item on Musk being worth $749 billion. The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals. Help support the…
Ep. 473 Elon Predicts No Work and No Money
Adam Haman returns to discuss an intriguing panel featuring Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang as they announced a business deal with Saudi Arabia. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy. The panel featuring Elon and Jensen Huang. Bob critiques Paul Craig Roberts…
Ep. 472 Pontus Rendahl on His Failed Outreach to Heterodox Economists
Pontus Rendahl is a neoclassically trained economist who spent a decade at the University of Cambridge, which has a long tradition of hosting heterodox economics. He made good-faith efforts to interact with these outsiders but reports that the attempt bore little fruit. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The…
Ep. 471 Reaction to Eric Weinstein on Gauge Theory in Economics
Adam joins Bob in reviewing Bob’s recent conversation with Eric Weinstein, on his work (with Pia Malaney) in applying gauge theory to economics. Bob argues that neoclassical economists but also Austrians should consider Eric’s bold proposals. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton…
Ep. 470 Are There Theoretical Limits to AI?
Adam Haman returns, this time to help Bob analyze clips from Adam’s own show. Specifically, Adam had interviewed two authors (Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith) on their book claiming that AI had in-built limits. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers. The Haman Nature…