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Ground TruthsTyler Cowen: The Prototypic PolymathAudio file, also on Apple and SpotifyTyler Cowen, Ph.D, is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is the author of 17 books, most recently Talent.: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World. Tyler has been recognized as one of the most influential economists of the past decade. He initiated and directs the philanthropic project Emergent Ventures, writes a blog Marginal Revolution, and a podcast Conversations With Tyler, and also writes columns for The Free Press." He is writing a new book (and perhaps his last...2025-05-1032 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterAcademia's Darkest Secret: The Graduate Student Crisis... | Tyler Cowen Podcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Academia's Darkest Secret: The Graduate Student Crisis... | Tyler CowenPub date: 2025-02-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn today's episode of Theories of Everything, Tyler Cowen proposes that tariffs erode economic efficiency, ultimately passing much of the burden onto smaller countries such as Canada. Moreover, he suggests that the rise of AI and evolving institutional structures demand both intellectual humility and stronger mentorship for a more resilient academic landscape.2025-02-221h 34
"Upstream" with Erik TorenbergTyler Cowen on Legacy, Twitter + Harvard, and Fertility Decline [Upstream Archive]Tyler Cowen discusses his book on the greatest economists of all time, evaluates the contributions of macroeconomics, and touches on topics such as stagnation, AI, fertility, and the future of academia and societal trends.—📰 Be notified early when Turpentine's drops new publication: https://www.turpentine.co/exclusiveaccess 🙏 Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse —RECOMMENDED PODCASTS: 🎙️Check out Modern Relationships, where Erik Torenberg interviews tech power couples and leading thinke...2025-02-0259 min
Podcast Notes Playlist: BusinessTyler Cowen - the #1 bottleneck to AI progress is humansThe Lunar Society
Key Takeaways While the AIs will be smart and conscientious, they will still face human bottlenecks, such as bureaucracies and committees at universitiesWe may not notice AI productivity gains on shorter timeframes: Even if they only boost economic growth by 0.5% per year, that is a massive productivity gain over 30-40 years! “There are going to be bottlenecks all along the way. It’s going to be a tough slug – like the printing press, like electricity. The people who study diffusion of new technologies never think there will be rapid takeoff.” – Tyler CowenOpposition to AI will only...2025-01-2059 minPodcast Notes Playlist: StartupTyler Cowen - the #1 bottleneck to AI progress is humansThe Lunar Society
Key Takeaways While the AIs will be smart and conscientious, they will still face human bottlenecks, such as bureaucracies and committees at universitiesWe may not notice AI productivity gains on shorter timeframes: Even if they only boost economic growth by 0.5% per year, that is a massive productivity gain over 30-40 years! “There are going to be bottlenecks all along the way. It’s going to be a tough slug – like the printing press, like electricity. The people who study diffusion of new technologies never think there will be rapid takeoff.” – Tyler CowenOpposition to AI will only...2025-01-2059 min
The Podcast BrowserTyler Cowen - the #1 bottleneck to AI progress is humans Podcast: Dwarkesh Podcast (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen - the #1 bottleneck to AI progress is humansPub date: 2025-01-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationI interviewed Tyler Cowen at the Progress Conference 2024. As always, I had a blast. This is my fourth interview with him – and yet I’m always hearing new stuff.We talked about why he thinks AI won't drive explosive economic growth, the real bottlenecks on world progress, him now writing for AIs instead of humans...2025-01-1559 min
Just Asking QuestionsTyler Cowen: Why Do We Refuse To Learn From History?Why are we forgetting history's lessons? We're told in school that we study history so as not to repeat its mistakes. But what if those lessons aren't sticking? Today's guest regularly invokes what he calls The Great Forgetting. The striking thing about this collective amnesia is that it doesn't apply only to distant, ancient history, but hard lessons learned only a few decades ago—lessons about inflation, price controls, and crime. Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University, Director of the Mercatus Center, and host of the podcast Co...2025-01-101h 06
LessWrong posts by zvi“On Dwarkesh Patel’s 4th Podcast With Tyler Cowen” by ZviDwarkesh Patel again interviewed Tyler Cowen, largely about AI, so here we go.
Note that I take it as a given that the entire discussion is taking place in some form of an ‘AI Fizzle’ and ‘economic normal’ world, where AI does not advance too much in capability from its current form, in meaningful senses, and we do not get superintelligence [because of reasons]. It's still massive additional progress by the standards of any other technology, but painfully slow by the ‘AGI is coming soon’ crowd.
That's the only way I can make the discussion make at leas...2025-01-1049 min
The Audio BrowserTyler Cowen: Trump's DOGE team should read Shakespeare. Podcast: The Common Reader (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen: Trump's DOGE team should read Shakespeare.Pub date: 2025-01-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler and I spoke about view quakes from fiction, Proust, Bleak House, the uses of fiction for economists, the problems with historical fiction, about about drama in interviews, which classics are less read, why Jane Austen is so interesting today, Patrick Collison, Lord of the Rings… but mostly we talked about Shakespeare. We talked about Shakespeare as a thi...2025-01-091h 09
The Good FightTyler Cowen on EverythingYascha Mounk and Tyler Cowen also discuss AI and the state of the world economy.
Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris chair in economics at George Mason University, and is the co-author, with Alex Tabarrok, of the blog Marginal Revolution.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Tyler Cowen discuss the likely economic futures of Europe, Asia, and Africa; how the United States should approach competition with China; and what role young people should ascribe to personal financial advancement in their career choices.
This transcript has been condensed and lightly edi...2025-01-081h 10
The Good FightTyler Cowen on EverythingYascha Mounk and Tyler Cowen also discuss AI and the state of the world economy.Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris chair in economics at George Mason University, and is the co-author, with Alex Tabarrok, of the blog Marginal Revolution.In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Tyler Cowen discuss the likely economic futures of Europe, Asia, and Africa; how the United States should approach competition with China; and what role young people should ascribe to personal financial advancement in...2025-01-081h 14
The Common ReaderTyler Cowen: Trump's DOGE team should read Shakespeare.Tyler and I spoke about view quakes from fiction, Proust, Bleak House, the uses of fiction for economists, the problems with historical fiction, about about drama in interviews, which classics are less read, why Jane Austen is so interesting today, Patrick Collison, Lord of the Rings… but mostly we talked about Shakespeare. We talked about Shakespeare as a thinker, how Romeo doesn’t love Juliet, Girard, the development of individualism, the importance and interest of the seventeenth century, Trump and Shakespeare’s fools, why Julius Cesar is over rated, the most under rated Shakespeare play, prejudice in The Merchant of Ven...2025-01-011h 09
The Podcast BrowserTYLER COWEN: the future of humanity Podcast: Lives Well Lived (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: TYLER COWEN: the future of humanityPub date: 2024-07-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger, He was ranked at number 72 among the "Top 100 Global Thinkers" and he is here with Peter & Kasia to discuss wide ranging diverse topics!This episode delves into the speculation around the existence and visitation of aliens to Earth, and exploring the implications of such visits on human behav...2024-08-171h 19
"Upstream" with Erik TorenbergTyler Cowen on Talent, the Importance of Stamina, and Predicting SuccessThis week on Upstream, we’re releasing a fascinating discussion with economist, professor, and bestselling author Tyler Cowen about how to find talented people. This was recorded in 2022 around the launch of his book 'Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World' co-authored with Daniel Gross. Tyler and Erik discuss strategies for assessing raw talent, recognizing late bloomers, and fostering an environment conducive to high achievers. They also cover the importance of understanding founder compatibility, building strong peer groups, and the role of mentorship in talent development.🔥 Apply to join over 400 found...2024-07-1956 min
Jimmy's Jobs of the FutureTyler Cowen: The future of talent in the 21st Century?Want to work for Jimmy's Jobs?Apply hereUnlocking Talent & Success: An Exclusive Interview with Tyler Cowen | Jimmy's Jobs of the FutureIn this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, Jimmy interviews Tyler Cowen, one of the world's most influential economists, known for his expertise in talent. They discuss Cowen's insights on finding and nurturing talent, the changing job landscape, and the future of AI. Cowen shares his personal experiences, from his early days as a...2024-06-1258 min
American PotentialRevolutionizing Insights: Tyler Cowen on the Future of Economics and AIIn this episode of "American Potential," host Jeff Crank welcomes Tyler Cowen, a prominent economist, author, and podcaster, to delve into a fascinating discussion on the intersection of economics, talent identification, and the groundbreaking use of AI in literature. Cowen shares insights from his co-authored book "Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World," emphasizing the importance of attracting talent rather than merely searching for it. This concept of sending out the right "bat signals" to draw in exceptional individuals resonates with the core philosophy of "American Potential," advocating for harnessing innate virtues over trainable skills.2024-03-0825 minAmerican PotentialRevolutionizing Insights: Tyler Cowen on the Future of Economics and AIIn this episode of "American Potential," host Jeff Crank welcomes Tyler Cowen, a prominent economist, author, and podcaster, to delve into a fascinating discussion on the intersection of economics, talent identification, and the groundbreaking use of AI in literature. Cowen shares insights from his co-authored book "Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World," emphasizing the importance of attracting talent rather than merely searching for it. This concept of sending out the right "bat signals" to draw in exceptional individuals resonates with the core philosophy of "American Potential," advocating for harnessing innate virtues over trainable skills.2024-03-0825 minLessWrong posts by zvi“On Dwarkesh’s 3rd Podcast With Tyler Cowen” by ZviThis post is extensive thoughts on Tyler Cowen's excellent talk with Dwarkesh Patel.
It is interesting throughout. You can read this while listening, after listening or instead of listening, and is written to be compatible with all three options. The notes are in order in terms of what they are reacting to, and are mostly written as I listened.
I see this as having been a few distinct intertwined conversations. Tyler Cowen knows more about more different things than perhaps anyone else, so that makes sense. Dwarkesh chose excellent questions throughout, displaying an excellent sense...2024-02-0234 min
AI & IEconomist Tyler Cowen on How ChatGPT Is Changing Your Job - Ep. 7 with Tyler CowenTyler Cowen is an economist who has been thinking about the impact of technology on life, work, and the economy for the past decade. He is a prolific writer behind the leading economic blog Marginal Revolution, a professor of economics at George Mason University, and the author of 17 books. In this episode, I dive deep with him on how ChatGPT will change the economy, and how he uses it in his own life.We explore Tyler’s predictions about how AI will impact the economy, distilling decades of contemplation into insights. We watch him interact wit...2024-01-241h 07
AI and IEconomist Tyler Cowen on How ChatGPT Is Changing Your Job - Ep. 7 with Tyler CowenTyler Cowen is an economist who has been thinking about the impact of technology on life, work, and the economy for the past decade.
He is a prolific writer behind the leading economic blog Marginal Revolution, a professor of economics at George Mason University, and the author of 17 books.
In this episode, I dive deep with him on how ChatGPT will change the economy, and how he uses it in his own life. We get into:
How ChatGPT makes him smarter
How he uses it for deep reading and research
How it acts as a...2024-01-241h 07
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterTyler Cowen Podcast: Undertone (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Tyler CowenPub date: 2024-01-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler and I talk about nearly everything.
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(0:00:00) Intro
(0:00:28) Identifying talent on Tyler’s podcast
(0:03:48) Why are follow up questions overrated?
(0:04:21) Tyler’s preferred guest career stage
(0:05:16) Optimal frequency for recording podcasts
(0:05:50) Tyler’s podcast prep
(0:07:39) Importance of in-person episodes
(0:09:56) What would Tyl...2024-01-161h 15
Stranded Technologies PodcastEp. 77: Tyler Cowen – Unearthing the GOAT, Technological Progress in the Post-Great Stagnation Era and Special Economic ZonesTyler Cowen is a professor at George Mason University, creator of the Marginal Revolution blog, founder of the Emergent Ventures grant program, podcast host of "Conversations with Tyler," and author of numerous books, including "The Great Stagnation."Evaluating Economists and Their ContributionsIn Tyler’s latest book, "GOAT: Greatest Economist Of All Time," he explores the contributions of renowned economists like Milton Friedman, John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich Hayek, John Stuart Mill, Malthus, and Adam Smith.The Post-Great Stagnation Era Has BegunIn his 2011 book, "The Great Stagnation," Ty...2024-01-0558 min
Macro Musings with David BeckworthTyler Cowen on the Greatest Economist of All Time and Other Macro AwardsTyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University, and is the co-author of the popular economics blog, Marginal Revolution. Tyler has also published widely in the field of economics, and he is the author of numerous books, including his most recent one titled, *GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of All Time, and Why Does it Matter?* As a returning guest to show, Tyler rejoins Macro Musings for this special holiday episode to break down who should be considered the greatest economist of all time. David and Tyler also assign awards to the best performing macroeconomic...2023-12-2556 min
EconTalkTyler Cowen on the GOAT of EconomicsWho is the greatest economist of all time? In Tyler Cowen's eclectic view, you need both breadth and depth, macro and micro. You can't have been too wrong--and you need to be mostly right. You have to have had a lasting impact, and done both theory and empirical work. If you meet all these criteria, you may just be history's greatest economist. Listen as Cowen talks about his new and freely accessible book GOAT with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Along the way to crowning a winner, Cowen offers original insights into what shaped the theories and worldviews of the greatest...2023-11-271h 34
The ValmyTyler Cowen: From Avant-Garde to Pop (Bonus DJ Episode) Podcast: Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin Episode: Tyler Cowen: From Avant-Garde to Pop (Bonus DJ Episode)Release date: 2023-10-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler Cowen has long nurtured an obsession with music. It’s one of the few addictions Tyler believes is actually conducive to a fulfilling intellectual life.In this bonus episode, an addendum to Rick’s conversation with Tyler, Rick sits with Tyler as he plays and talks through the music that moves him: from the outer bounds of the avant...2023-10-311h 52
safe to eatRyan Chern Podcast | Tyler Cowen: Second-Order Economics, Talent, and StraussianismWe chat about: -AIs trading crypto + the broader role of crypto/CBDCs -the impact of AI on real interest rates (Cowen’s Third Law) -the replenishing of low-hanging fruit Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University and Director of the Mercatus Center. He needs little introduction given his widespread online footprint. Tyler writes regularly on his blog Marginal Revolution, hosts his podcast Conversations with Tyler, and is the author of a column on Bloomberg. Tyler is an avid traveler, the au...2023-06-0127 min
Call Me Back - with Dan SenorOptimism, AI (and the end of homework!) - with Tyler CowenToday’s guest is surprisingly upbeat about the world. A big factor in his optimism is the revolution in artificial intelligence that we’re about to live through.
Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University and he’s the faculty director of the Mercatus Center. He is the coauthor – with Alex Tabarock – of the economics blog Marginal Revolution (the #1 economics blog in the world) and the co-founder of Marginal Revolution University. He is the host of the top-rated podcast “Conversations with Tyler”.
Cowen’s latest book is Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World. Before th...2023-05-301h 02
Bankless153 - Why Crypto is Underrated with Tyler Cowen✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/tyler-cowen-debrief ------ Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. He’s also a professor at George Mason University, where he also produces the Conversations with Tyler podcast with guests like Vitalik Buterin. Marc Andreessen, and Ray Dalio. In today’s episode, Tyler shares why he thinks regulators should pause and wait before passing crypto regulation in the wake of FTX, how FTX and Enron are similar, why he calls himself a crypto-hopeful (even though he thinks Balaji’s Network State idea is utterly w...2023-01-1659 min
From the New World(Classic Episode) Tyler Cowen: The Dark Side of Talent, Sorting and InstitutionsLast week I brought you my favorite episode from the archives, with Samo Burja. I asked on twitter for my audience’s favorite episode and unsurprisingly it is this one. There’s no doubt that part of this is because Tyler is the most well-known guest on this podcast. But listening to the episode in hindsight, my impression of it is better than it was before. It remains true that I didn’t have the time to ask many questions I was interested in (I have whole sections of prep labelled “Georgism”, “economics^2“, “global hierarchies“ that were left untouched, and there was much...2023-01-021h 46
Dwarkesh PodcastTyler Cowen - Talent, Collapse, & SexIt was my great pleasure to speak once again to Tyler Cowen. His most recent book is Talent, How to Find Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Across the World.We discuss how sex is more pessimistic than he is, why he expects society to collapse permanently, why humility, stimulants, intelligence, & stimulants are overrated, how he identifies talent, deceit, & ambition, & much much much more!Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript here.If you end up enjoying this episode, I would be super grateful if you...2022-09-281h 34
CSPI Podcast"How Ambitious Are You?" | Tyler Cowen & Richard HananiaTyler Cowen needs no introduction. He joins the podcast to talk about his new book, co-authored with Daniel Gross, called Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World. Richard asks him about whether intelligence is overrated or underrated, the idea of “State Capacity Libertarianism” as an improvement over old-fashioned libertarianism, cultural differences between China and India, how optimistic to be about the future of the United States, different kinds of courage, free speech, and whether the world has too much or too little wokeness. The conversation also covers the feminization of intellectual life, with Tyler being opti...2022-09-121h 18
Hardly Working with Brent OrrellTyler Cowen on Talent and Hiring in the Twenty-First CenturyHow can employers find workers that fit and elevate their organizations? Where are the “diamonds in the rough” that everyone else is missing? In his book Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives and Winners Around the World, Economist Tyler Cowen and entrepreneur Daniel Gross point out helpful strategies for hiring managers to find job seekers to who aim to be noticed by the right people. Tyler also dives into his journey into economics, sharing his takes on AI, skills, modern hiring practices, and the many projects that occupy his day-to-day.Mentioned in the episode Talent: How...2022-09-0850 min
The Aarthi and Sriram ShowTyler Cowen on Mentorship, Successful Indians, Cracking Cultural Codes, Traveling the World and Living your Best FifeIn this episode of the Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talked to one of our favorite economist, blogger, podcast host and author, Tyler Cowen.
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https...2022-08-171h 09EconTalkTyler Cowen on TalentHow do you hone your craft on an everyday basis? It could be writing, meeting with experts, even listening to podcasts, just so long, argues economist and blogger Tyler Cowen, as it makes you better at what you already do. Perhaps more than anything else, he believes, it's practice that divides middle managers from founders, and mere good hires from the creative obsessives who end up transforming the world. Join Cowen and EconTalk host Russ Roberts for a conversation about Talent, Cowen's new book on how (and how not) to identify the talented. Hear Cowen explain why, for high-level p...2022-08-151h 01
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BizBooksBizBooks: Tyler CowenTyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and faculty director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
With colleague Alex Tabarrok, Cowen is coauthor of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and cofounder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University.
He writes a column for Bloomberg View; has contributed extensively to national publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Money; and serves on the advisory boards of both Wilson Quarterly and American Interest. His research has been published...2022-07-2052 min
Bag Om NyhederneTyler Cowen: Økonomisk vækst bør stå øverst på den politiske dagsordenI dette afsnit af Samfundstanker kan du høre den verdenskendte amerikanske professor i økonomi Tyler Cowens oplæg fra CEPOS-seminaret ‘"Bør økonomisk vækst stå højere på den politiske dagsorden?". Her præsenterede Tyler Cowen sine tanker om nødvendigheden af vedvarende høj økonomisk vækst og satte blandt andet denne vækstdagsorden i et aktuelt geopolitisk perspektiv med den russiske invasion af Ukraine. Tyler Cowen er professor i økonomi ved George Mason University og udråbt af The Economist som “one of the most influential economists of the last decade.” Afsnittet er...2022-06-1046 min
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'ShaughnessyTyler Cowen & Daniel Gross - Identifying TalentMy guests today are Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross. Tyler is an economics professor and creator of one of the most popular economics blogs on the internet. Daniel is the founder of start-up accelerator Pioneer, having previously been a director at Apple and a partner at Y Combinator. Both Daniel and Tyler are prolific talent spotters and that is the focus of our discussion and their new book, which is called Talent. Please enjoy this conversation with Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out t...2022-05-171h 20
Bag Om NyhederneTyler Cowen on the moral argument for high economic growthIn this week’s episode of ´Samfundstanker´, our special guest is Tyler Cowen. Cowen is professor of economics at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1987. He serves as the general director of the Mercatus Center, which is a research center focused on the market economy. Tyler Cowen is widely considered one of the most respected and influential economists over the past decades. He visits the podcast to discuss the moral argument for high economic growth and discusses the relationship between growth and issues like general happiness, geopolitics in light of the Russi...2022-03-2256 min
Clearer Thinking with Spencer GreenbergTyler's three laws and twelve rules (with Tyler Cowen)Read the full transcript here. Why might it be the case that "all propositions about real interest rates are wrong"? What, if anything, are most economists wrong about? Does political correctness affect what economists are willing to write about? What are the biggest open questions in economics right now? Is there too much math in economics? How has the loss of the assumption that humans are perfectly rational agents shaped economics? Is Tyler's worldview unusual? Should people hold opinions (even loosely) on topics about which they're relatively ignorant? Why is there "something wrong with everything" (according to...2021-12-1656 min
The ValmyWhat Tyler Cowen Thinks About Basically Everything Podcast: Village Global Podcast Episode: What Tyler Cowen Thinks About Basically EverythingRelease date: 2018-11-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this extended episode of Venture Stories, Erik interviews Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of economics at George Mason University. They discuss about a wide range of topics, including Tyler’s book Stubborn Attachments, the value of watching sports, travel, Bitcoin, the Knicks, and Effective Altruism — among many, many others.Tyler explains why he has only two “stubborn attachments” — human rights and economic growth. He takes us...2021-10-101h 56
The Ezra Klein ShowTyler Cowen on the Great Stagnation’s EndTyler Cowen is an economist at George Mason University, the co-founder of the blog Marginal Revolution, and host of the podcast “Conversations With Tyler.” But more than that, he’s a genuine polymath who reads about everything, goes everywhere and talks to everyone. I’ve known him for years, and while I disagree with him on quite a bit, there are few people I learn more from in a single conversation.In this conversation, I wanted to get at the connective thread in Cowen’s work: the moral imperative of economic growth. Growth doesn’t have the best reputat...2021-09-101h 17
Village Global PodcastGreatest Hits: Eric Schmidt and Tyler Cowen on The Future of Technology and SocietyWe're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, featuring Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of economics at George Mason University and Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt), former executive chairman and CEO at Google/Alphabet.Cowen talks to Schmidt about a wide range of topics, from Schmidt’s college years, to his time as an intern at Bell Labs, to working for Scott McNealy at Sun Microsystems, to the early days of Google, to today.Cowen asks about Schmidt’s formative inte...2021-08-1853 min
The Foresight Institute PodcastTyler Cowen | Civilization as Crusonia Plant, Stubborn Attachments and Future Discounting“If your view is that the future per se matters as much as the present, then you are led to maximizing sustainable economic growth.”In this episode, we are joined by Tyler Cowen, an economist at George Mason University. Cowen writes the "Economic Scene" column for The New York Times and since 2016 has been a regular opinion columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.Here Cowen speaks about his book Stubborn attachments and argues that our reason and common sense can help free us of the faulty ideas that hold us back as people and...2021-07-161h 02
The Curious TaskTyler Cowen — Is Scarborough The Dining Capital of the World?Tyler Cowen chats with Alex Aragona about all things food — great things to eat, where to find them, and how an economist gets lunch.
References from The Curious Task Episode 100 with Tyler Cowen
You can purchase An Economist Gets Lunch by Tyler Cowen from Amazon here.
You can read more from Tyler Cowen at the blog Marginal Revolution here. Find their course materials at Marginal Revolution University here.
Tyler Cowen also has a food blog here.
Read more about locavorism in The Locavore's Dilemma by Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu, available through Amazon here.
2021-06-3049 min
The ValmyWith Emergent Ventures, Tyler Cowen puts money where his mind is Podcast: Access to Excellence Podcast Episode: With Emergent Ventures, Tyler Cowen puts money where his mind isRelease date: 2021-05-04Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEmergent Ventures, which looks for big and unique ideas, has raised $60 million and funded 200 projects. Mason economist and co-founder Tyler Cowen says the grants are “something you can win that’s not about connections.” Push ideas, he said. “Make the world tell you no.” Cowen also talks about how the Fast Grants program is helping fight Covid-19, why having children can...2021-05-0546 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterTyler Cowen on the Pandemic, Revisited Podcast: EconTalk (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen on the Pandemic, RevisitedPub date: 2021-04-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBlogger, author, podcaster, economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University discusses the lessons learned from the pandemic with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Appearing roughly one year after his first conversation on the pandemic, Cowen revisits the predictions he made then and what he has learned for the next time.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from R...2021-04-211h 14
ericmckay4 's Listen Later#174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and Mediocrity Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast (LS 77 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: #174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and MediocrityPub date: 2021-04-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler Cowen is an economist, writer, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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European StraitsAround Europe w/ Tyler Cowen. Lobbying. Startups Across Borders. Biden’s Global Tax Reform.The Agenda 👇Economist and blogger Tyler Cowen on everything Europe 🎧Founders, investors, and governments: all can contribute to upgrading regulations—in SiftedWe need to learn to solve ‘hard’ problems when building startups across bordersI’ve written so much over the years about the difficulty of crossing borders: here’s an overviewJoe Biden is about to bring the reform of corporate taxation to the finish lineToday’s episode of the Building Bridges podcast is my conversation with Tyler Cowen, an economist, director of the Mercatus Center at George M...2021-04-1444 min
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Business and PhilosophyComplacency with Tyler Cowen (Repeat)
Originally published April 7, 2017
Engineers in Silicon Valley see a world of constant progress. Our work is creative and intellectually challenging. We are building the future and getting compensated quite well for it.
But what if we are actually achieving far less than what is possible? What if, after so many years of high margins, gourmet lunch, and self-flattery, we have lowered our standards for innovation? And if Silicon Valley has been lulled into complacency, what does that say about the rest of the United States?
American exceptionalism has faltered and complacency...2020-12-2455 min
Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi#28 - Tyler Cowen and I discuss innovation, directionality in history, art, music, touch & textiles, interviewing, and Star TrekI was honored to get to spend an hour chatting with Prof. Tyler Cowen of George Mason University. Tyler is the author of several books on topics ranging from the value of commercial culture to economic stagnation in the US. Tyler is remarkable in his breadth of learning, intense curiosity, and freshness of his ideas. While he does not come from a background in the physical sciences and engineering, I nevertheless think he has a great deal to offer my audience, as I have learned an inestimable amount from his books, podcast episodes, and public appearances. You can learn...2020-11-301h 06
The Joe Walker PodcastBack To The Future - Tyler CowenTyler Cowen is an economist and public intellectual par excellence.Show notesSelected links •Follow Tyler: Website | Twitter | Podcast | Blog •Stubborn Attachments, by Tyler Cowen •Ideal Code, Real World, by Brad Hooker •Utilitarianism and Co-operation, by Donald Regan •Peter Thiel interview, Conversations with Tyler •The Great Stagnation, by Tyler Cowen •The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, by Benjamin Friedman •Fully Growth, by Dietrich Vollrath •'The Nobel Prize Isn't What It Used To Be', Bloomberg article by Tyler Cowen •'Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2020' •Superintelligence, by Nick Bostrom •A...2020-11-041h 28
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterTyler Cowen: Production Function Podcast: North Star Podcast (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen: Production FunctionPub date: 2020-07-20Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University. He runs the Mercatus Center, which bridges the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. He’s published a new post every day for the past 17 years on his blog called Marginal Revolution, where he writes about economics, arts, culture, food, and globalization. Beyond that, he also writes for Bloombe...2020-07-201h 26
North Star PodcastTyler Cowen: Production Function Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University. He runs the Mercatus Center, which bridges the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. He’s published a new post every day for the past 17 years on his blog called Marginal Revolution, where he writes about economics, arts, culture, food, and globalization. Beyond that, he also writes for Bloomberg and hosts his own podcast called Conversations with Tyler. Tyler ends every episode of his podcast asking about other people’s production function. How do you get so much done? What’s the secret sauce of all that you’...2020-07-201h 26ericmckay4 's Listen LaterTyler Cowen - The Great Reset Podcast: Dwarkesh Podcast (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen - The Great ResetPub date: 2020-07-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and also Director of the Mercatus Center.Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform.Transcript + Podcast website here.Follow Tyler Cowen on Twitter. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.Tim...2020-07-1147 min
The ValmyTyler Cowen on "Defending big business against its critics" Podcast: Rationally Speaking Podcast Episode: Rationally Speaking #232 - Tyler Cowen on "Defending big business against its critics"Release date: 2019-04-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEconomist Tyler Cowen discusses his latest book, "Big Business: A love-letter to an American anti-hero." Why has anti-capitalist sentiment increased recently, and to what extent is it justified? How much are corporations to blame for wage stagnation, climbing cost of living, or the slow response to climate change? Tyler and Julia also explore their various disagreements: on how to communicate, wh...2020-05-301h 04
The Tim Ferriss Show#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen | Brought to you by Audible.Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better. I hope yo...2020-05-2526 minThe Tim Ferriss Show#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the MarginsTyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins | Brought to you by NutriBullet and ExpressVPN. "If you need to measure, you've failed." — Tyler CowenProfessor Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen) has a personal moonshot: to teach economics to more people than anyone else in the history of the world—and he might just succeed. In addition to his regular teaching at George Mason University, Tyler has blogged every day at Marginal Revolution for almost 17 years, helping to make it one of the most widely read economics blogs in the world.Tyler cocreated Marg...2020-03-062h 00
The Portal16: Tyler Cowen - The Revolution Will Not Be MarginalizedIn this episode, Eric sits down with Tyler Cowen to discuss how/why a Harvard educated chess prodigy would choose a commuter school to launch a stealth attack on the self-satisfied economic establishment, various forms of existential risk, tech/social stagnation and more. On first glance, Tyler Cowen is an unlikely candidate for America's most influential economist. Since 2003, Cowen has grown his widely read and revered economics blog Marginal Revolution with lively thought, insight and prose resulting in a successful war of attrition against traditional thinking. In fact, his well of heterodox thinking is so deep that there is...2019-12-172h 19The Portal16: Tyler Cowen - The Revolution Will Not Be MarginalizedIn this episode, Eric sits down with Tyler Cowen to discuss how/why a Harvard educated chess prodigy would choose a commuter school to launch a stealth attack on the self-satisfied economic establishment, various forms of existential risk, tech/social stagnation and more. On first glance, Tyler Cowen is an unlikely candidate for America's most influential economist. Since 2003, Cowen has grown his widely read and revered economics blog Marginal Revolution with lively thought, insight and prose resulting in a successful war of attrition against traditional thinking. In fact, his well of heterodox thinking is so deep that there is...2019-12-172h 19
ManifoldTyler Cowen on Big Business, Socialism, Free Speech, and Stagnant Productivity Growth – #21Polymath and economist Tyler Cowen (Holbert L. Harris Professor at GMU) joins Steve and Corey for a wide-ranging discussion. Are books just for advertising? Have blogs peaked? Are podcasts the future or just a bubble? Is technological change slowing? Is there less political correctness in China than the US? Tyler’s new book, an apologia for big business, inspires a discussion of CEO pay and changing public attitudes toward socialism. They investigate connections between populism, stagnant wage growth, income inequality and immigration. Finally, they discuss the future global order and trajectories of the US, EU, China, and Russia....2019-10-171h 19
ericmckay4 's Listen Later#7 Tyler Cowen (GMU) on less homework, Swiss science culture, and low university completion rates Podcast: Kosmos with a KEpisode: #7 Tyler Cowen (GMU) on less homework, Swiss science culture, and low university completion ratesPub date: 2019-10-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode with Tyler Cowen we talk about a broad range of topics. For example, why it's important that students have less homework, the Swiss science culture, and the low university completion rates.
Tyler is an economics professor at George Mason University, the director of the Mercatus Center, author of...2019-10-1042 min
Museu de vozes desconexas#39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking Podcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About ThinkingPub date: 2018-08-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThere are only a handful of websites that I read religiously. One of those is MarginalRevolution.com, started by my next guest, Tyler Cowen. Other than hosting one of the most popular economic blogs in the world, Tyler is also an economics professor at George Mason University, a regular New York Times columnist, and the aut...2019-08-3159 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterTyler Cowen on Big Business Podcast: The Not Unreasonable Podcast (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen on Big BusinessPub date: 2019-08-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTyler Cowen, professor of economics, blogger at marginalrevolution.com, columnist for Bloomberg, host of Conversations with Tyler and author of numerous books returns to the Not Unreasonable Podcast to talk about his latest book, Big Business: a Love Letter to An American Anti-Hero. All too rarely do you get a tour of how incredibly strong the evidence is t...2019-08-161h 05
Macro Musings with David BeckworthTyler Cowen on the Culture of Big Business in the United StatesTyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University and is the co-author of the popular economics blog, Marginal Revolution. Tyler has published widely in economics and is the author of numerous books including his 2017 book, *The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream.* As a returning guest to the show, however, he joins today to talk about his newest book, *Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.* David and Tyler also discuss many aspects of big business, including its common critiques, the fallacy of the monopoly in America, and how income inequality...2019-07-2258 min
The Politics GuysTyler Cowen’s Love Letter to Big BusinessMike welcomes George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen back to the show to discuss his latest book, Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero. As you may know, Tyler is a very busy guy - in addition to his academic position, he runs the Marginal Revolution blog and Conversations with Tyler podcast. He's also regular contributor at Bloomberg Opinion and has written multiple books, including two Mike previously spoke with him about on the show: Stubborn Attachments and The Complacent Class. Topics Mike & Tyler discuss include: fraud in the business world if big business i...2019-07-1050 min
Free ThoughtsIn Defense of Big Business (with Tyler Cowen)Tyler Cowen joins us to discuss his new book; Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero. Throughout the conversation, Trevor and Aaron ask Tyler about crony capitalism, how Trump engages with big businesses, and the role of CEO’s. Cowen believes that big businesses are actually given a pretty unfair reputation as they create much more value than they are given credit for.Why is big business coming under heavier fire recently? How big is “big business”? Do CEO’s cheat more or less than others? Do you people like going to work and should they? Ho...2019-05-1742 min
Two Think MinimumTyler Cowen and Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-HeroTyler Cowen is the New York Times bestselling author of the Great Stagnation and writer of a daily blog called Marginal Revolution. He holds the Holbert L. Harris Chair in Economics at George Mason University, writes as a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, and hosts a popular discussion series called Conversations with Tyler where he interviews leading thinkers of our time. Today we're excited to talk with Tyler Cowen about his new book entitled, Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.
Welcome back to TPI’s podcast, Two Think Minimum. It's Thursday, May 2, 2019, and I’m Scott Wallsten, President and Seni...2019-05-0635 min
Two Think MinimumTyler Cowen and Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-HeroTyler Cowen is the New York Times bestselling author of the Great Stagnation and writer of a daily blog called Marginal Revolution. He holds the Holbert L. Harris Chair in Economics at George Mason University, writes as a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, and hosts a popular discussion series called Conversations with Tyler where he interviews leading thinkers of our time. Today we're excited to talk with Tyler Cowen about his new book entitled, Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.Welcome back to TPI’s podcast, Two Think Minimum. It's Thursday, May 2, 2019, and I’m Scott Wallsten...2019-05-0635 min
Your Library on the Go With Free AudiobookBig Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero Audiobook by Tyler CowenListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 348231
Title: Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero
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An against-the-grain polemic on American capitalism from New York Times bestselling author Tyler Cowen.
We love to hate the 800-pound gorilla. Walmart and Amazon destroy communities and small businesses. Facebook turns us into addicts while putting our personal data at risk. From skeptical politicians like Bernie Sanders who, at a 2016 presidential campaign rally said...2019-04-097h 14
The Michael Shermer Show56. Dr. Tyler Cowen — How an Economist Views the WorldIn this wide ranging dialogue Dr. Shermer speaks with the famed economist Dr. Tyler Cowen, whose new book, Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals, is “a vision for a society of free, prosperous, and responsible individuals.” Dr. Cowen makes the case that… “Growth is good. Through history, economic growth, in particular, has alleviated human misery, improved human happiness and opportunity, and lengthened human lives. Wealthier societies are more stable, offer better living standards, produce better medicines, and ensure greater autonomy, greater fulfillment, and more sources of fun. If we want to conti...2019-03-061h 21
Pod Bless CanadaEp. 24 - Returning to Long-Term Thinking and Sustained Growth with Sean Speer and Tyler CowenIn this episode, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer is joined by Tyler Cowen to discuss his latest book, “Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals.” A leading US economist and intellectual, Dr. Cowan was ranked among the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy Magazine.
Dr. Cowen describes Stubborn Attachments as a defence of a free society with a particular emphasis on long-term thinking and the power of compounding economic growth. He argues that decreasing growth in the US economy is largely to blame for the zero-sum thinking that marks today’s political climate. The conver...2019-02-2716 min
Greatest Hits Archives - Software Engineering DailyEngineering Philosophy with Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen’s book Stubborn Attachments outlines a framework that individuals can use to make decisions grounded in economic philosophy. In his previous books, Tyler examined recent economic history. Stubborn Attachments gives his perspective for navigating the future.
Tyler is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is also the host of Conversations with Tyler, a podcast that includes guests such as Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, and Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan. Tyler blogs frequently at Marginal Revolution.
Tyler’s previous appearance on Software Engineering Daily centered around his...2019-02-011h 04Business and PhilosophyEngineering Philosophy with Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen’s book Stubborn Attachments outlines a framework that individuals can use to make decisions grounded in economic philosophy. In his previous books, Tyler examined recent economic history. Stubborn Attachments gives his perspective for navigating the future.
Tyler is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is also the host of Conversations with Tyler, a podcast that includes guests such as Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, and Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan. Tyler blogs frequently at Marginal Revolution.
Tyler’s previous appearance on Software Engineering Daily centered around his...2019-02-011h 04
The Edge by MGRTyler Cowen - How to Think About the Future & Life-Long LearningDavid Gil speaks with Tyler Cowen. He is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, the Chairman and Director of the Mercatus Center, a best-selling author, and co-author of the popular blog Marginal Revolution. They discuss many things, including how one should think about the future, whether or not privacy is a fundamental human right, how to balance wealth redistribution with economic growth, what Trump has done right in Tyler's view, how much time should be spent learning vs doing, and much more.
Full Show Notes: https://mgredge.com/tyler-cowen/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/tylercowen
Blog: https...2018-12-0724 min
Love Your WorkTyler Cowen: Be DynamicWhen your life gets too comfortable, you stop taking risks. Loss aversion takes hold and you become complacent. You stop innovating. You stop being dynamic. By the time you realize you've become irrelevant, it's already too late to change. This is one of the main themes behind the work of Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen). Tyler writes one of the most influential economics blogs in the world – if not THE most influential – at marginalrevolution.com. He's also an economics professor at George Mason University. In Tyler's book, The Complacent Class, he argues that Americans are getting too comf...2018-12-0655 min
Love Your Work155. Tyler Cowen: Be DynamicWhen your life gets too comfortable, you stop taking risks. Loss aversion takes hold and you become complacent. You stop innovating. You stop being dynamic. By the time you realize you've become irrelevant, it's already too late to change. This is one of the main themes behind the work of Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen). Tyler writes one of the most influential economics blogs in the world – if not THE most influential – at marginalrevolution.com. He's also an economics professor at George Mason University. In Tyler's book, The Complacent Class, he argues that Americans are getting too comf...2018-12-0655 minVillage Global PodcastLive Episode: Eric Schmidt and Tyler Cowen on The Future of Technology and SocietyThis is a special episode of Venture Stories recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, featuring Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of economics at George Mason University and Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt), former executive chairman and CEO at Google/Alphabet.Cowen talks to Schmidt about a wide range of topics, from Schmidt’s college years, to his time as an intern at Bell Labs, to working for Scott McNealy at Sun Microsystems, to the early days of Google, to today.Cowen asks about Schmidt’s formative intellectual experiences as a young person and we hear the...2018-11-1254 min
Future Skills39: Tyler Cowen - Economist and Master Generalist on: Economic Outlook, Social Change, and FutuTyler Cowen is an American economist, academic, and writer. He is the author of books like The Great Stagnation, Average is Over, The Complacent Class, and more. He occupies the Holbert L. Harris Chair of economics, as a professor at George Mason University, and is co-author, with Alex Tabarrok, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution. Cowen and Tabarrok have also ventured into online education by starting Marginal Revolution University. He currently writes a regular column for Bloomberg View. He also has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time...2018-11-1200 min
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan HawkTyler Cowen - The Path To Prosperity In A Disordered WorldThe Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk Episode #283: Tyler Cowen - The Path To Prosperity In A Disordered World Show Notes: Commonalities of sustaining excellence: "I admire people who are constantly reading and learning things." Those who have a quiet excellence about them The most effective leaders have a willingness to receive feedback and implement it. Tyler was a world class chess player at age 15 and won the world championship. He always played against older players, people who were better than him. (Reminds me of James Clear and the Goldilocks Effect) Doing vs. Learning: T...2018-11-1255 minericmckay4 's Listen LaterTyler Cowen: Two Blundering Fools Podcast: North Star Podcast (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Tyler Cowen: Two Blundering FoolsPub date: 2018-01-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationListen Here: iTunes | Overcast Subscribe to my Monday Musings Newsletter to Keep Up with the Podcast Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University. He runs the Mercatus Center, which bridges the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. He blogs every day at Marginal Revolution, writes for Bloomberg, and hosts his own podcast called Conversations with...2018-11-1055 min
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasTyler Cowen on Maximizing Growth and Thinking for the FutureEconomics, like other sciences (social and otherwise), is about what the world does; but it's natural for economists to occasionally wander out into the question of what we should do as we live in the world. A very good example of this is a new book by economist Tyler Cowen, Stubborn Attachments. Tyler will be well-known to many listeners for his long-running blog Marginal Revolution (co-created with his colleague Alex Tabarrok) and his many books and articles. Here he offers a surprising new take on how society should arrange itself, based on the simple idea that the welfare of future...2018-10-2259 min
80,000 Hours Podcast#45 - Tyler Cowen's case for maximising econ growth, stabilising civilization & thinking long-termI've probably spent more time reading Tyler Cowen - Professor of Economics at George Mason University - than any other author. Indeed it's his incredibly popular blog Marginal Revolution that prompted me to study economics in the first place. Having spent thousands of hours absorbing Tyler's work, it was a pleasure to be able to question him about his latest book and personal manifesto: Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals.
Tyler makes the case that, despite what you may have heard, we *can* make rational judgments about what is best for society...2018-10-172h 30
The Gray Area with Sean IllingTyler Cowen on the painful end of American complacencyHeadlining any conversation with Tyler Cowen is difficult. This one, for instance, covers how to write a book, single-payer health care, political correctness, loneliness, the expanding Overton window, the tech backlash, technological innovation, the case for American optimism, how to change our cultural assumptions about race, and much more. But if there is a theme, it calls back to Cowen’s fascinating 2017 book, The Complacent Class. There, Cowen argued that contrary to the widespread belief that America was undergoing convulsive change, it was actually changing less than ever — becoming geographically, ideologically, politically, and technologically complacent. But surveying the past year...2018-05-211h 29
The Politics GuysEconomist Tyler Cowen on The Complacent ClassMike talks with economist Tyler Cowen. In addition to being a professor of Economics at George Mason University, Dr. Cowen blogs at [Marginal Revolution](http://bit.ly/2IWWSzV), hosts the '[Conversations with Tyler](http://bit.ly/2IZNYBK)' podcast , is a regular contributor at [Bloomberg View](https://bloom.bg/2J3dRAK) , and is the author of a number of books, including '[The Great Stagnation](https://amzn.to/2H3z0tD)', '[An Economist Gets Lunch](https://amzn.to/2H2XJhQ)', '[Average is Over](https://amzn.to/2IZLKSF)' and '[The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating...2018-04-1844 min
North Star PodcastTyler Cowen: Two Blundering FoolsListen Here: iTunes | Overcast Subscribe to my Monday Musings Newsletter to Keep Up with the Podcast Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University. He runs the Mercatus Center, which bridges the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. He blogs every day at Marginal Revolution, writes for Bloomberg, and hosts his own podcast called Conversations with Tyler. He writes about economics, arts, culture, food, and globalization. As I prepared for this episode, I settled on three things that I wanted to focus on: how Tyler thinks about travel, the rise of China and...2018-01-2555 min
Scratch Your Own Itch | With Logan Tyler NelsonSYOI 33: Change Is Hard But It's Not Impossible | Logan Tyler NelsonWhy planning is the very seed of an entrepreneurs anxiety and how to get rid of it I thought about action. I know it’s weird. Action from that? I thought about my beliefs. And what they mean to someone’s sanity and especially a person with anxiety that also really wants to create a business. The thing is your beliefs, values and psychological rules are all built upon this principle. The decisions you make, the actions you take, and the habits you indulge...2017-12-2929 min
Scratch Your Own Itch | With Logan Tyler NelsonSYOI 33: Change Is Hard But It's Not Impossible | Logan Tyler NelsonWhy planning is the very seed of an entrepreneurs anxiety and how to get rid of it I thought about action. I know it’s weird. Action from that? I thought about my beliefs. And what they mean to someone’s sanity and especially a person with anxiety that also really wants to create a business. The thing is your beliefs, values and psychological rules are all built upon this principle. The decisions you make, the actions you take, and the habits you indulge...2017-12-2929 min
LongformEpisode 270: Tyler CowenTyler Cowen is an economist, the co-founder of Marginal Revolution, and the host of Conversations with Tyler. His latest book is The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream.
“I think of my central contribution, or what I’m trying to have it be, is teaching people to think of counter arguments. I’m trying to teach a method: always push things one step further. What if, under what conditions, what would make this wrong? If I write something and people respond to it that way, then I feel very happy and successful. If people just agree with me, I’...2017-11-1549 min
Products of the Mind: A Conversation About the Intersection of Business + CreativityTyler Cowen on Complacency, Movies vs. TV, and FoodToday's guest is Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University. Tyler Cowen's Page at GMU Tyler's blog, Marginal Revolution Tyler's most recent book The Complacent Class Take the quiz - How Complacent Are You? Thanks for Checking Out Products of the Mind! If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the top and bottom of this page. Also, please consider taking the few seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes. They’re ver...2017-08-2849 min
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastTyler Cowen on the complacent campusGeorge Mason University Professor Tyler Cowen has spent the better part of the last 40 years on college campuses. That’s why when he wrote in his new book “The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream” that college campuses are “among the segments of American society where the complacent class exercises its strongest influence,” we wanted to learn more. On today’s episode of So to Speak, we ask professor Cowen why he believes college campuses are complacent and what impact, if any, this has on recent campus debates about freedom of speech. Joining host...2017-06-151h 03
Macro Musings with David Beckworth52 – Tyler Cowen on Complacency, Immobility, and StagnationTyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University as well as the general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He joins the show to discuss his new book, *The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream.* Tyler argues that restlessness and willingness to take risks have been key traits throughout American history. However, in the last few decades, American society has become more risk-averse. While we may have become more comfortable with less risk-taking, this complacency has led to less innovation and dynamism in the economy. Such stasis is causing economic stagnation...2017-04-1055 minBusiness and PhilosophyComplacency with Tyler Cowen
Engineers in Silicon Valley see a world of constant progress. Our work is creative and intellectually challenging. We are building the future and getting compensated quite well for it.
But what if we are actually achieving far less than what is possible? What if, after so many years of high margins, gourmet lunch, and self-flattery, we have lowered our standards for innovation? And if Silicon Valley has been lulled into complacency, what does that say about the rest of the United States?
American exceptionalism has faltered and complacency has risen in its wake.2017-04-0755 minGreatest Hits Archives - Software Engineering DailyComplacency with Tyler Cowen
Engineers in Silicon Valley see a world of constant progress. Our work is creative and intellectually challenging. We are building the future and getting compensated quite well for it.
But what if we are actually achieving far less than what is possible? What if, after so many years of high margins, gourmet lunch, and self-flattery, we have lowered our standards for innovation? And if Silicon Valley has been lulled into complacency, what does that say about the rest of the United States?
American exceptionalism has faltered and complacency has risen in its wake.2017-04-0755 min
Future Squared with Steve GlaveskiEpisode #124: Tyler Cowen on the Complacent Class.Tyler Cowen is an American economist, academic, and writer. He is Chair of economics, as a professor at George Mason University, and is co-author, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution. Cowen has also ventured into online education by starting Marginal Revolution University. He currently writes a regular column for Bloomberg View and has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time, Wired, Newsweek, and the Wilson In February 2011, Cowen received a nomination as one of the most influential economists in the last decade in a survey by The Economist...2017-03-2539 minFuture² - Corporate Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEpisode #124: Tyler Cowen on the Complacent Class.Tyler Cowen is an American economist, academic, and writer. He is Chair of economics, as a professor at George Mason University, and is co-author, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution. Cowen has also ventured into online education by starting Marginal Revolution University. He currently writes a regular column for Bloomberg View and has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time, Wired, Newsweek, and the Wilson In February 2011, Cowen received a nomination as one of the most influential economists in the last decade in a survey by The Economist...2017-03-2539 minEconTalkTyler Cowen on the Great StagnationTyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of the e-book The Great Stagnation talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. Cowen argues that in the last four decades, the growth in prosperity for the average family has slowed dramatically in the United States relative to earlier decades and time periods. Cowen argues that this is the result of a natural slowing in innovation and that we expect too much growth relative to what is possible. Cowen expects improvements in the rate of growth in the future when new areas of research yield high...2011-02-141h 00
Discover a World of Knowledge With Full AudiobookCreate Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World Audiobook by Tyler CowenListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 119475
Title: Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World
Author: Tyler Cowen
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 08-17-09
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Social Science, Accounting & Finance
Summary:
How will we live well in a super-networked, information-soaked, yet predictably irrational world? The only way to know is to understand how the way we think is changing.
As economist Tyler Cowen boldly shows in Create Your Own Economy, the way we think now is changing more rapidly...2009-08-178h 00
Your Favorite Free Audiobook, Without the PagesDiscover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist Audiobook by Tyler CowenListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 116489
Title: Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist
Author: Tyler Cowen
Narrator: David Drummond
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:30:00
Language: English
Release date: 10-01-07
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness
Summary:
In Discover Your Inner Economist, one of America's most respected economists presents a quirky, incisive romp through everyday life that reveals how you can turn economic reasoning to your advantage-often when you least expect it to be relevant.
Like no other economist, Tyler Cowen shows...2007-10-017h 30