Today’s episode sees the guys name check intellectuals, thinkers, philosophers, scientists, and randos like they were rapping a diss track in 1996. Enjoy!

4m 45s A couple of people you might want to check out include Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and Isaac Newton. Drop their names at social events and people will automatically like you. 

17m 14s Check out Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s longform hot take on IQ testing…if you’re smart. The series is “Incerto” and you can find many good summaries and re-hashings.

39m 0s Seminal TEDx talk “Be suspicious of stories” didn’t exactly put economist Tyler Cowen on the map back in 2010, but it did put him on a map. He’s also known for an extensive food blog condensed into book form for “An Economist Gets Lunch.”