296: Robin Hanson On The Argument For Variolation

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. In this conversation, we discuss the current COVID-19 response, why variolation is a viable option to develop a solution, what futarchy is, why the stock market is a prediction market, and whether aliens are real or not. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your hosted blockchain infrastructure. Blockset enables enterprises and developers around the globe to deliver high-quality blockchain-based applications in a fraction of the time, at a fraction of the cost. Using the services provided by Blockset, businesses can build professional custody solutions, accurate and near real-time portfolio management solutions, auditing platforms, commercial block explorers, and much more: blockset.com =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one place. Join over 1 million users currently using the Crypto.com app. Download and earn $50 USD using my code ‘pomp2020’, or use the link http://platinum.crypto.com/r/pomp2020 when you sign up for one of their metal cards today. =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at www.pompletter.com

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0:00.0	This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp podcast. Simply the best podcast out there. Let's kick this thing off.
0:11.2	Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.
0:22.5	In this conversation, we discussed the current COVID-19 response, why variolation is a viable option to develop a solution,
0:29.9	what futar-she is, why the stock market is a prediction market, and whether aliens are real or not.
0:36.9	I really enjoyed this conversation with Robin,
0:39.3	and I hope you do as well. Before we get into the episode, though, I want to quickly talk about our
0:43.9	sponsors. The first is BlockS by BRD. They're your hosted blockchain infrastructure. Think of them
0:49.6	like Amazon AWS for blockchain infrastructure. BlockSet enables enterprises and developers around the globe to deliver high-quality blockchain-based
0:57.3	applications in a fraction of the time at a fraction of the cost.
1:00.8	Using the services provided by BlockSet, businesses can build professional custody solutions,
1:05.4	accurate and near-real-time portfolio management solutions, auditing platforms, commercial block exporters,
1:11.7	and much more.
1:18.4	Go check them out, blockset.com. Again, blockset.com, your hosted blockchain infrastructure.
1:26.0	Next is crypto.com. The only all-on-one platform that allows you to buy, sell, store, earn,
1:28.8	loan, and invest crypto crypto all from one place.
1:32.4	They've got over a million users currently using the crypto.com app.
1:37.7	You can download and earn 50 US dollars using my code, Pomp 2020, or use the link in the description when you sign up for one of their metal cards today.
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1:44.9	coming online all the time. Go check them out at crypto.com. Lastly, don't forget that I write a daily
1:51.7	letter to over 50,000 investors about business technology and finance. I break down complex
1:56.8	topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each
2:01.3	industry. You can subscribe at pompletter.com, or go click the link in the description. All right,
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