How to have difficult conversations, for meaningful change.

We break down Gina Martin's book addressing how to navigate some of the worst conversation-stoppers and poor thinking in our culture today.

It also features chapters from other widely recognized speakers on the topics of equality and diversity.

Labeled as "An empowering guide to navigating difficult conversations from climate naysayers to the #notallmen brigade, featuring chapters from brilliant writers and activists like Cathy Reay, Ben Hurst, Salma El-Wardany, and many others."

Gina Martin is a gender equality activist, speaker, and writer whose work focuses on gender, misogyny, and sexual violence. She is a proud ambassador for UN Women UK and Beyond Equality.

We had conflicting opinions on the book that you'll have to listen to find out more.

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Chapters

01:00 - Conversation Stoppers in Social Justice Topics

02:00 - Who is this for?

03:00 - Chapters analysis

05:00 - Personal stories causing difficult conversations

10:00 - Boys will be boys and other problematic phrases

15:00 - Identity Politics, Privilege, and Empathy in Conversations

20:00 - Patriarchy and Systemic Issues

30:00 - Reflecting on Personal and Societal Change

35:00 - Conclusions

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Making good predictions is tough. We think we know more than we do and let emotions and biases creep in. How do some forecasters beat the odds? Our hosts, Nico and Sam, chat about the book "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver exploring why predictions fail and uncovering practical insights.

A little statistical training can go a long way! We geek out on Bayes' Theorem, discuss why poker develops useful reasoning skills, and tackle investing decisions using probabilities. Improving predictions requires tracking your results and having the courage to map what you don't know.

We dissect Signal versus noise in forecasting explained and Understanding data prediction with Nate Silver, offering an analytical perspective on how to distinguish meaningful patterns from mere noise.

If you want to enhance your critical thinking abilities and decision-making under uncertainty, tune in! We promise no boring academic lectures - just practical tips served with our signature blend of intellectual curiosity and humor.

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• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters

00:00 The Signal and The Noise

02:25 Moneyball - Importance of prediction

05:50 Poker as a Prediction Game

07:44 Base Theorem

11:57 Using poker to illustrate Bayes' theorem

15:53 Frequent feedback improves forecast skill

21:14 Overfitting - The problem of limited data and latching onto false patterns

23:23 Europe's healthcare system vs. USA

27:31 Improving prediction framework and minimising mistakes

29:15 Nico's company

33:10 Ratings & Reflection

35:16 Send off

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Practical lessons from prediction failures and successes

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The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene are described as amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestselling book brands itself as the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

50 Cent loved the book so much that he reached out to the author to work with him.

But what can we learn from this book about power, society, and morality and what are its limits?

Hosts Sam Webster Harris and Nicolas Vereecke provide a summary of the 48 laws of power, and discuss the book that launched Robert Greene's career.

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• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters

• 00:00 Overview of the 48 laws of power
• 03:04 Favorite laws of power
• 03:12 Law 4 - Say less than necessary
• 07:24 How the book is structured
• 10:43 Law 5 - So much depends on reputation. Guard it with your life
• 11:47 Law 47 - Don't go past the mark. You aim for in victory, learn when to stop
• 13:30 Law 46 - Never appear too perfect
• 15:39 Laws that didn't stick well
• 23:19 Law 26 - Keep your hands clean 
• 23:37 Law 27 - create a cult-like following
• 24:40 Law 32 Play into people's fantasies
• 25:23 Have the top 10 influential people used these laws?
• 29:21 Law 33 - Discover each man's thumbscrew
• 30:17 Law 39 - Stir up waters to catch fish
• 31:25 Law 10 - Infection: Avoid the unhappy or the unlucky
• 33:52 General take on the book and rating
• 34:30 Sam - rating 6/10
• 35:43 Nico - rating 4/10
• 36:36 Correlation between power and happiness

Topics

Power and manipulation

Trust and respect

Creating a cult

Attacking weakness

Laws of history

Happiness and control

Guarding reputation

The real source of true power

Never be greedy

Avoid perfection

The problems with the 48 laws of power

Common book mistakes

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From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.

He discusses how nations that control the world have seized and lost their global power in predictable cycles. He explores where we are at today with the United States as a world power and where we are going next.

A few years ago, Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order. The last time that this confluence occurred was between 1930 and 1945. This realization sent Dalio on a search for the repeating patterns and cause/effect relationships underlying all major changes in wealth and power over the last 500 years.

In this remarkable and timely addition to his Principles series, Dalio brings readers along for his study of the major empires—including the Dutch, the British, and the American—putting into perspective the “Big Cycle” that has driven the successes and failures of all the world’s major countries throughout history. He reveals the timeless and universal forces behind these shifts and uses them to look into the future, offering practical principles for positioning oneself for what’s ahead.

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• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:43 Brief summary of the book
• 17:31 3 key forces that influence the world
• 17:56 #1 Debt cycles
• 31:26 #2 Wealth and power disparities
• 23:40 #3 Rise and Fall of Empires
• 27:14 Is the US losing power
• 30:59 Bitcoin
• 31:35 What Ray Dalio thinks about bitcoin
• 33:15 How would the knowledge in this book change your life
• 36:27 Hosts ratings
• 38:06 Would you trust Ray Dalio with your money? 
• 38:36 Next book - 48 laws of power
• 39:08 Outro

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Review of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, one of the most impactful hard-science fiction books this century.

Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.

We discuss the book and its philosophical ideas as well as some of the more exciting science ideas within. It's a heavy book to wrap your head around but full of insights for the keen explorer.

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• Youtube - World records and adventures
• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Quick summary of the book
• 01:24 Personal reactions to the book 
• 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens
• 18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important
• 20:50 Hard times make hard people
• 24:10 Three body problem review
• 27:00 Ratings

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In False Alarm, Bjorn Lomborg examines how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet. This is a divisive book and even had us as hosts disagreeing on subjects.

Bjorn Lomborg proposes to debunk the myths and hype surrounding climate change, revealing the true costs and benefits of our response to this global challenge. Lomborg argues that our current approach to climate change is doing more harm than good, and offers a bold and pragmatic alternative that puts the world's poor first.

This book is worth understanding and reading as healthy skepticism is always valuable. Of course, the book itself is worth some skepticism which you can definitely find in this episode.

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• Being a VC - Bitkraft.vc
• Future of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube

Sam's projects

• Youtube - World records and adventures
• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:09 Our take on the book
• 02:38 Short summary of the book
• 06:09 Nico's perspective
• 09:36 Positives about the book
• 13:22 When was the best time to be born?
• 15:16 Critiques on the book
• 21:26 Warnings 
• 23:15 If you read this book 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
• 24:57 What business would you start based on the principles of this book?
• 29:37 Who would you gift the book and why?
• 31:42 Outro - the 3 body prob

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• Youtube - World records and adventures
• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

• 00:00 Introduction Quote
• 00:31 Intro of Culture Code
• 01:42 Nico's anecdote
• 03:16 3 main was to create an effective culture
• 03:32 Sam's other favourite quote
• 04:13 Airplane story about "All help is good help"
• 06:52 It's the leader's responsibility to create a culture
• 07:37 Safety means making one feel like family
• 11:32 Roadmap your story
• 14:19 6 points on establishing a purpose and encoding the right behaviour
• 17:12 Discussions

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• Youtube - World records and adventures
• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:25 Sam's opinion about the book
• 01:48 Nico's opinion about the book
• 02:51 What 4000 weeks represents
• 03:38 Problems identified by the author 
• 05:52 Taking control of your time
• 06:44 4000 weeks did not stick compared to other productivity books
• 10:02 If you've read this 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
• 11:48 A solution to existential overwhelm - Write 25 goals, focus on the first 5 goals
• 12:46 Avoiding efficiency trap
• 13:23 Last time reflection
• 14:35 Share positive comments out loud
• 15:08 What business would you start based on the principles of the book
• 15:27 Therapy and journaling
• 15:48 Anti-productivity content creators
• 16:43 Applying the close and open to-do-list
• 20:50 Who would this be an ideal gift for 
• 23:22 Should this book be taught in school?
• 29:58 Nico started to write a journal and reflecting 
• 32:06 Outro - Next book is The Culture Code

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• Youtube - World records and adventures
• Writing - Explosive thinking
• Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 03:33 - What do you do if 50% of humanity is wiped out
• 05:38 - How would your life change if you read this 20 years ago
• 10:38 - What business would you start on the lessons of this book
• 13:52 - Who is this an ideal gift for?
• 17:25 - Suggestions for the book
• 18:28 - Tangent on horses

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