The Rational Optimist Rationalizes the Pandemic | Matt Ridley

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

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🗓️ 19 November 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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When Matt Ridley joined us most recently, he and co-author Alina Chan - a molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering - had just released Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, which defends why people ought to take the SARS-CoV-2 lab-leak hypothesis seriously. One year later - now that the politicization regarding every aspect of Covid has subdued - Matt rejoins the podcast to discuss what he's learned over the past twelve months.------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.6	This is the James Altiger show.
0:18.1	So Matt, you just mentioned you love talking about this topic, which is we're going to
0:21.4	talk about COVID and the latest developments in the news about COVID.
0:24.6	And of course, you've written the book viral with Alina Chan from Harvard about your insights
0:30.6	then into COVID.
0:31.6	And now there's been some news stuff.
0:33.1	But I'm curious why do you love this topic?
0:36.2	You've written so many amazing books that I've read through the years.
0:40.7	Like it's such an honor to be talking to you.
0:42.9	The rational optimist is still perhaps the number one or number two book.
0:47.2	I recommend to people who want to understand just economics and the history of economics
0:53.2	and why it's important to be positive about what's going on even in the worst of times.
0:58.0	Your book, The Evolution of Everything has inspired my thinking in so many ways.
1:02.2	You've written about everything from genomics to history to economics.
1:07.1	What inspired you to write about COVID?
1:09.6	Well, it's a very good point.
1:11.4	You know, there are much more grandiose and spectacular subjects in the world.
1:17.2	There are wonderful things and extraordinary things going on in science and technology
1:21.8	and economics, et cetera.
1:23.9	Why focus on this one dreadful virus that has messed up our lives so badly?
1:31.0	And the answer is because, and I, you know, when I say I love this topic, in a way, I hate
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