Ed Thorp | How Ed Thorp Beat Blackjack, Roulette, and the Stock Market

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/tillnpodcast Ed Thorp is a name you should know. He is a math genius who changed the world of gambling and investing. Through his love for numbers, he discovered ways to win at Blackjack and Roulette. But Ed Thorp didn't stop there. He also became a big name in the world of finance, making a lot of money with his smart investment strategies. This blog will take you through the amazing life and achievements of this amazing mathematician. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Episode link: https://tilln.com/edthorp Want to Support TILLN: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Watch Harvey Casino Bombing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rpV6cqxMo&t=3s Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.6	Hey, welcome to things I learned last night.
1:06.0	This is a podcast where we joke around and laugh a lot, but we also learn useless information that you'll probably never use in your real life ever again. This week's topic is Ed Thorpe, the person and mathematician
1:12.8	behind the counting card strategy of blackjack and then also basically invented hedge funds
1:21.1	and figured out a thing for calculating how to win roulette and just use math. And actually actually wasn't even wasn't like a sleazy guy trying to
1:30.4	try to weasel his way through just like liked math so if that's what you're into it's going to be a great episode
1:37.3	so thanks for checking out the show hey man you've heard of Dr. Ike Hirschoff?
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