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As 2022 comes to a close and a new year beckons, we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on the past twelve months. Explore new aspirations. And set intentions for the year to come. Allow me to indulge this truth by introducing Part Two of my annual yearbook—an auditory anthology of the year’s most compelling conversations. Enjoy the best of the year.

Guest List + Full Episode Links:

• RRP 692: Malcolm Gladwell
• RRP 723: Mel Robbins
• RRP 715: Casey Neistat
• RRP 718: Whitney Cummings
• RRP 695: Peter Attia, MD
• RRP 678: Gemma Newman, MD
• RRP 702: Dr. Gabor Maté
• RRP 714: Robynne Chutkan, MD
• RRP 703: Max Fisher
• RRP 660: Sylvia Earle
• RRP 701: Ken Rideout
• RRP 694: Colin O’Brady & Jenna Besaw
• RRP 705: Paul Conti, MD
• RRP 670: Earthling Ed Winters
• RRP 681: Chip Conley

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Today’s guest frequently makes the statement "Energy is Life". Well, 2022 certainly proved that statement true in spades.

The spokeschicken for the crack team of energy analysts at Doomberg joins us here to provide their latest outlook on the global energy situation -- is it more likely to improve or worsen from here? 

What are the most important energy trends to pay attention to right now?

How will the energy story impact markets in 2023?

And are there opportunities for today's investors to take advantage of?

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There’s no doubt that it's a very challenging time right now for the average investor. Above and beyond the recent economic impacts of COVID, the new era of record low interest rates, runaway US debt and US deficits, and trillions of dollars in monetary and fiscal stimulus stimulus has changed the rules of investing by dangerously distorting the Dow index, the S&P 500, and nearly all other asset prices. Can prices keep rising, or is there a painful reckoning ahead?

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• “The head talks to the heart. And the heart talks to the feet.” – Pele
• Growing up, Pele played soccer in the streets by filling a large man’s sock with crumpled newspapers to create a ball 
• He was originally nicknamed “Pele” as an insult; his friends mocked him for not being able to pronounce the name of the goalie on his father’s team, “Bile” 
• At the age of 17, Pele helped Brazil win its first World Cup – a victory that brought the nation together like it had never been before 
• Pele once halted a civil war for 48 hours because both sides wanted to watch him play
• Rice and beans remained Pele’s favorite food until the day that he died  
• Pele brought love and connection to the world like few athletes have ever been able to do 

On the day of Pele’s burial, Cal goes to the archives for an interview he did with the man many consider to be the greatest soccer player of all time. This podcast gets to the essence of the Brazilian superstar who connected with almost everyone on the planet. Not only did Pele make everyone smile, he once halted a war. After three years of disconnection due to the pandemic, we need to connect now more than ever. Pele shows us how.

• Our brain needs sensory input and stimulation – if you don’t have it, neuronal circuits don’t get exercised and are more likely to atrophy; keep moving, keep diversifying cognitive experience
• Parkinson’s disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative condition in the US
• We’re intervening in neurodegenerative disease too late – the current approach is the equivalent of taking a woman with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and doing a lumpectomy

• Without biomarkers, we don’t know the stages of neurodegenerative disease and when to apply which interventions

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Kellyann Niotis is a neurologist specializing in risk reduction strategies for the prevention or slowing of neurodegenerative disorders. In this episode, Kellyann provides an overview of the various diseases associated with neurodegeneration, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and Parkinson’s disease. She goes in-depth on Parkinson’s disease, explaining its pathology, role in movement capacity, very early warning signs, and the role of anxiety and sleep. Similarly, she provides an in-depth discussion of Alzheimer’s disease, including the latest in screening, genetics, and tools/strategies for prevention. She ties the discussion together by explaining the differences and commonalities among the various diseases of neurodegeneration and the potential causative triggers, and she highlights the importance of early screening, cognitive testing, and taking the proper steps to lowering the risk of disease.

We discuss:

• Kellyann’s background, training, and interest in the brain [2:30];
• A primer on neurodegeneration: different types, prevalences, interventions, and more [5:30];
• Overview of Parkinson’s disease and neuromuscular disorders including ALS [16:00];
• Parkinson’s disease: early signs, diagnosis, genetics, causative triggers, and more [17:30];
• Interventions to delay or avoid Parkinson’s disease, and the role of sleep and anxiety [31:15];
• The challenge of standardizing early interventions for Parkinson’s disease without a clear biomarker [39:45];
• Alzheimer’s disease: pathophysiology and the role of the amyloid and tau proteins [47:45];
• Can PET scans be informative for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease? [51:15];
• Tau accumulation in the brain, tau scans, serum biomarkers, and possible early detection of Alzheimer’s disease pathology [57:00];
• Cognitive testing explained [1:03:30];
• The challenge of identifying the stage of the disease and why drugs have not shown efficacy [1:14:45];
• The association between hearing loss and dementia [1:17:45];
• The relationship between oral health and neurodegenerative diseases [1:21:30];
• Genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease [1:24:45];
• What one’s mitochondrial haplotype can reveal about their risk of neurodegenerative disease [1:32:30];
• The positive impact of exercise on brain health [1:37:00];
• High blood pressure as a risk factor [1:40:00];
• Why women are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s disease [1:44:15];
• Final takeaways: the future of understanding neurodegenerative disease and further reducing risk [1:46:45]; and
• More.

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• O’Shaughnessy Ventures (OSV) is a company that invests in creators in the areas of art, science, and technology to help promising creators and their inspiring ideas succeed 
• For most of human history, a genius was born, lived, and died, and no one knew a thing about him or her; today’s technology changes that 
• The Great Reshuffle: Jim’s thesis that all the old business models are collapsing, and that very different, new ones are taking their place
• “I believe that AI is the third technology revolution.” – Jim O’Shaughnessy
• We need as much cognitive diversity as possible for technologies like AI to work; it is currently very Western-centric
• Humans cannot prophesize future knowledge, and thinking that we can is a bug in the human operating system
• Big Tech used the AI algorithm to maximize revenue, but these objective functions can also be used to maximize things like creativity and happiness 
• The guiding principle for OSV: asymmetric opportunities that are win-win 
• Every system other than capitalism – many of them religions – promised people that they would be fed and housed, and they all failed over the millennia 
• Jim believes the free market system succeeds because it is most aligned with human biology and the world 
• Traditionally, networks were where you went to school and where you grew up; but today, networks are being redefined as geography, time, and space all collapse
• Luck exists, and if you’re reading this you probably hit the cosmic lottery, but you must still play the hand that you are dealt 
• Money is a technology that is used to bring ideas to life 

We’ve landed.

After 3 months of stealth mode, sneak-peeks, and surprise announcements, we have finally hit launch day.

In this special episode of Infinite Loops, hosted by Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Jim chats through the rationale behind founding OSV, the positive impact he wants it to have on the world, and the ways you can get involved.

Important Links:

• OSV’s Website
  
• Jim’s Twitter
  

Show Notes:

• The origins of OSV
  
• Why OSV does not invest third parties’ money
  
• The story of Jim’s investment in Stability AI
  
• What has surprised Jim the most about the world of AI
  
• What OSV will look like on 1 January 2023: the four verticals
  
• Assembling the OSV team
  
• OSV’s objective function
  
• Where the majority of Jim’s energy will be directed
  
• How you can get involved with OSV

• If people only saved the money they earned, then they would lose purchasing power over time due to inflation 
• Buying bonds is investing in a company’s debt and is relatively safe because the company is obligated to make its interest payments 
• Bond investors have fixed returns and equity investors have uncertain returns to the upside and downside
• The discount rate that investors apply to the expected cash flows of an asset is the way that differences in risk are expressed in asset pricing
• A higher discount rate implies a riskier asset; it costs less to buy the future cash flows of riskier assets  
• No single investor can have access to all the information that will affect the price of a stock or bond, but the aggregate of all investors – the market price – is a pretty good representation of all information
• Unexpected returns are generated from new information that was not previously reflected in the price of the stock
• The vast majority of active traders on Wall Street fail to outperform the market
• Understand what your investing objective are; different objectives will have different levels of priority in your life and they will have different optimal portfolios to fund them  
• By the time you are worried about something, it has already been reflected in market prices
• Owning too much of your employer’s stock may overexpose you and your portfolio to one centralized entity, given it is the source of your human capital and now a sizeable percentage of your investment portfolio  
• Having an emergency fund all the time is one way to prepare for a recession
• Direct exposure to real estate doesn’t offer anything special over publicly-traded REITs once adjusted for sector exposure and the valuation lag in private markets
• Financially fragile households have lower financial, emotional, and physical well-being; they have less satisfaction at work; and they report less social connection   

Today is our final episode featuring just the two of us before our annual wrap-up show, and we thought we would use this opportunity to cover some important foundational aspects of rational investing. Ben goes over some of the most fundamental concepts about market prices, risk, and actual returns before answering five common questions that relate to this level of information. From investing in an employer's stock to predicting the future and real estate comparisons, these five touch-points are always worth returning to, and should even interest the more experienced of our listeners. For the second half of the show, we offer a quick book review of The Culture Playbook by Daniel Coyle, and have a brief and illuminating conversation with Professor Amer Kaissi about his book, Humbitious, and some of his thoughts on the part that reading plays in rich and progressive life. Press play to catch all this and more on the Rational Reminder Podcast.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Picking up a thread from our discussion on the 2% Rule. (0:06:05)
• Getting to grips with investing basics. (0:10:45)
• How market prices work in response to traders' actions and risk. (0:17:59)
• The main determinants of actual returns and starting points for your portfolio. (0:23:15)
• Unknowable futures and the eternal doom and gloom predictions. (0:35:43)
• Assessing the value of owning an employer's stock. (0:38:21)
• Holding stock picks in Tax-Free Savings Accounts. (0:42:07)
• How to prepare a portfolio when a recession is predicted. (0:43:49)
• Comparing investments in real estate with the stock market. (0:45:14)
• Weighing the value of building and emergency fund. (0:47:11)
• A thirty-second recap of our episode with Cliff Asness. (0:50:06)
• Today's book review focussing on the lesson from The Culture Playbook by Daniel Coyle. (0:51:48)
• Professor Kaissi shares a quick summary of his book, Humbitious. (0:58:40)
• The potential to develop characteristics and the role that reading plays. (0:59:38)
• Professor Kaissi talks about his reading habits. (1:02:12)
• Application of ideas from books and how Professor Kaissi captures and organizes information in his own reading. (1:05:15)
• A few of Professor Kaissi's favourite book recommendations and how to increase your reading habit. (1:08:52)

https://community.rationalreminder.ca/t/episode-231-investing-basics-and-common-questions-plus-reading-habits-w-amer-kaissi-discussion-thread/20716

Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership — https://amzn.to/3WjHjry

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team — https://amzn.to/3YmKqRv

The SPEED of Trust — https://amzn.to/3UWCljq

Top Five Regrets of the Dying — https://amzn.to/3uQcUWf

The Assertiveness Workbook — https://amzn.to/3VVDVUf

How to Raise Your Self Esteem — https://amzn.to/3BDM33p

Ego Is the Enemy — https://amzn.to/3BAyCkZ

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Amer Kaissi on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/amer-kaissi-ph-d-38258919/

Amer Kaissi — http://www.amerkaissi.com

'The Value of Goals-Based Financial Planning' — https://www.financialplanningassociation.org/article/journal/JUN15-value-goals-based-financial-planning

'Excessive Extrapolation and the Allocation of 401(k) Accounts to Company Stock' — http://independent401kadvisors.com/library_articles/ExcessiveExtrapolation.pdf

'The Agony of Ecstasy: The risks and rewards of a concentrated stock position' — https://assets.jpmprivatebank.com/content/dam/jpm-wm-aem/global/pb/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/agony-ecstasy-2021.pdf

'The financial resilience and financial well-being of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic' — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75f0002m/75f0002m2021008-eng.htm

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Chris Hemsworth, best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel movies, joins Peter to discuss his recent work in the docuseries called Limitless. In the docuseries, Chris undertook extreme challenges to explore his physical and emotional limits and gain insights into longevity. In this episode, Chris discusses these many challenges—from fasting to arctic swims to 100-foot rope climbs—as well as the insights that he gained from each. Peter, who also played a role in the docuseries, guides Chris through the science of longevity, including what Chris’s APOE-ε4 genotype means for his risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, Chris describes how his outlook on health, happiness, work-life balance, and more have changed from his experience on Limitless.

We discuss:

• Limitless: how Chris got involved and his overall experience filming the docuseries [3:00];
• “Fasting” ‒ ep. 3 of Limitless in which Chris attempts a 4-day fast [8:15];
• “Shock” ‒ ep. 2 of Limitless in which Chris swims in the Arctic Ocean [12:15];
• Cold exposure: the potential physical and mental benefits [19:30];
• “Strength” ‒ ep. 4 of Limitless in which Chris explores how muscle can improve longevity [21:15];
• The APOE-ε4 genotype and Alzheimer’s disease risk [31:30];
• How Chris uses sauna [39:45];
• “Acceptance” - ep. 6 of Limitless in which Chris explores the meaning of life by contemplating death [42:15];
• Chris’s new perspective on work-life balance [52:00];
• “Stress-Proof” - ep. 1 of Limitless in which Chris learns about the impact of stress and how to manage it [54:30];
• Chris reflects on his intrinsic motivation driven by both fear and purpose [58:00];
• Chris reflects on his career arc and how his presence as an actor has evolved [1:01:15];
• How Chris’s outlook has changed since filming Limitless [1:05:00]; and
• More.

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• Levers to pull for reduced mortality: cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, muscle mass
• Get in lifts that are analogous to what you need in the everyday lift: squat (sitting to standing), deadlifts (picking things up from the floor)

• The best thing you can do to improve bone density is to lift weights

• Look for real food sources of fiber such as low-sugar fruit, cruciferous vegetables, beans

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Layne Norton holds a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences and is a physique coach, natural bodybuilder and powerlifter, and two-time previous podcast guest. In this episode, Layne discusses his training as a powerlifter and shares training principles that non-powerlifters can apply to improve muscle strength and mass. Layne goes in-depth on creatine supplementation, including the benefits for lean mass and strength, and addresses the common arguments against its regular usage. Additionally, Layne touches on many areas of nutrition, including how his opinions have changed on certain topics. Layne also touches on the subjects of protein, fiber, and fat in the diet, as well as the different tools and dietary approaches for energy restriction.

We discuss:

• The sport of powerlifting and Layne’s approach during competitions [2:30];
• Training for strength: advice for beginners and non-powerlifters [13:15];
• Low-rep training, compound movements, and more tips for the average person [23:15];
• How strength training supports longevity and quality of life: bone density, balance, and more [28:15];
• Peak capacity for strength as a person ages and variations in men and women [33:00];
• Effects of testosterone (endogenous and exogenous) on muscle gain in the short- and long-term [36:45];
• How Layne is prepping for his upcoming IPF World Masters Powerlifting competition [44:00];
• Creatine supplementation [54:30];
• How important is rep speed and time under tension? [1:05:30];
• Validity of super slow rep protocols, and the overall importance of doing any exercise [1:12:45];
• Navigating social media: advice for judging the quality of information from “experts” online [1:23:00];
• Layne’s views on low-carb diets, the tribal nature of nutrition, and the importance of being able to change opinions [1:34:45];
• Where Layne has changed his views: LDL cholesterol, branched-chain amino acid supplementation, intermittent fasting, and more [1:42:00];
• The carnivore diet, elimination diets, and fruits and vegetables [1:55:15];
• Fiber: Layne’s approach to fiber intake, sources of fiber, benefits, and more [2:00:15];
• Confusion around omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the Minnesota Coronary Experiment [2:05:00];
• Layne’s views on fats in the diet [2:13:00];
• Flexible dieting, calorie tracking, and the benefits of tracking what you eat to understand your baseline [2:18:00];
• The nutritional demands of preparing for a bodybuilding show [2:30:45];
• The psychological effects of aging and changes to one’s identity [2:42:00]; and
• More.

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