My Chat with Historian Dr. Niall Ferguson (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_397)

The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad

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Society & Culture, Science, Education

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🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Topics covered include income taxation, the writing process, academic elitism, public engagement, history, football (soccer), the founding of the University of Austin, and life regrets. Niall's website: https://www.niallferguson.com _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://subscribestar.com/the-saad-truth https://patreon.com/GadSaad https://paypal.me/GadSaad _______________________________________ Message from the sponsor of this episode: Please head off to https://masterworks.io/saadtruth _______________________________________ This clip was posted earlier today (May 16, 2022) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1402: https://youtu.be/KsV1qeW7X04 _______________________________________ The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense (paperback edition) was released on October 5, 2021. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.ca/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X _______________________________________ Please visit my website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. _______________________________________

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1:18.0	Another unbelievable guest. I'm so fortunate to be able to convince all these folks to come on my show and have chats with me.
1:23.7	Neil Ferguson, how you doing sir?
1:25.2	It's a great pleasure to be with you even if you are feeling a bit like your surname today.
1:32.3	Yes. I kind of... a bit like your surname today.
1:33.0	Yes.
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