On this week’s episode of Win-Win, Igor and I sit down with our dear friend Tim Urban. Tim is the mind behind WaitButWhy, and the author of “What’s Our Problem”. Less ahem…formal…than some our other episodes (not that I ever want Win-Win to be formal) we managed to steal Tim away at the end of a long day of book writing (he lives nearby) for this beery conversation about his latest updates, including how he has finally defeated his procrastination monster!
We also discuss recent developments in the political landscape, trending memes such as that godawful moral circle heatmap graphic that is so often misrepresented. We also get into the old classics of free will, freedom of speech, and the creeping threat of surveillance in Europe. See chapters below to go straight whichever topic tickles your fancy, or just settle in for a chill evening with us and the patron saint of Win-Win, Winston the tortoise.
Chapters:
0:00 - Winston the tortoise
1:05 - Book Writing
11:00 - Thoughts On Free Will
15:28 - Lessons From The Last Book
27:15 - Liv & Tim's Wager
33:39 - Systems for Work, Life and Progress
37:26 - Parenthood
42:40 - Picking the Right Life Partner
48:21 - That Bloody Heat Map
59:50 - Political Changes and Currents
1:14:41 - UK Political Degradation
1:22:14 - Surveillance and Government Overreach
1:32:51 - Rapid Fire Predictions
Links:
♾️ Wait But Why Blog: https://waitbutwhy.com
♾️ What's our problem? Book: https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem
♾️ Heat Map study : https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
♾️ Apple pulls data protection feature in UK : https://www.reuters.com/technology/ap...
Credits
♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov
♾️ Edited and Mixed by Jackson Page
♾️ Produced by Luca de Vico
The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.
Podcast links:
♾️ Youtube: • Win-Win with Liv Boeree
♾️ Spotify:
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♾️ Pocketcast: https://pca.st/podcast/7f708340-d17c-...
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