Tyler Cowen - Talent, Collapse, & Sex

<p>It was my great pleasure to speak once again to Tyler Cowen. His most recent book is <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Identify-Energizers-Creatives-Winners/dp/1250275814"><em>Talent, How to Find Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Across the World</em></a>.</p><p>We discuss how sex is more pessimistic than he is, why he expects society to collapse permanently, why humility, stimulants, intelligence, &amp; stimulants are overrated, how he identifies talent, deceit, &amp; ambition, &amp; much much much more!</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/AHkmEnl55jo">YouTube.</a> Listen on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lunar-society/id1516093381">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4JH4tybY1zX6e5hjCwU6gF">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/tyler-cowen-2">here</a>.<br/><br/><strong><em>If you end up enjoying this episode, I would be super grateful if you shared it. Post it on Twitter, send it to your friends &amp; group-chats, and throw it up on any relevant subreddits &amp; forums you follow. Can’t exaggerate how much it helps a small podcast like mine.</em></strong><br/><br/>Timestamps<br/><br/>(0:00) -Did Caplan Change On Education?<br/><br/>(1:17) -Travel vs. History<br/><br/>(3:10) -Do Institutions Become Left Wing Over Time?<br/><br/>(6:02) -What Does Talent Correlate With?<br/><br/>(13:00) -Humility, Mental Illness, Caffeine, and Suits<br/><br/>(19:20) -How does Education affect Talent?<br/><br/>(24:34) -Scouting Talent<br/><br/>(33:39) -Money, Deceit, and Emergent Ventures<br/><br/>(37:16) -Building Writing Stamina<br/><br/>(39:41) -When Does Intelligence Start to Matter?<br/><br/>(43:51) -Spotting Talent (Counter)signals<br/><br/>(53:57)