Interviews

Feb 11 2023

David Deutsch: Knowledge Creation and The Human Race

I interview David Deutsch, physicist and author of The Beginning of Infinity. Background My goal isn’t to do yet another podcast with David Deutsch. There are plenty of those. I would love to tease out some of the very counterintuitive learnings, put them down canonically in such a way that future generations can benefit from them, and make sure that none of this is lost. Your work has been incredibly influential for me. More

Apr 14 2022

Vitalik: Ethereum, Part 2

Haseeb and I interview Vitalik Buterin about Ethereum and blockchains. Also see Part 1. Protocol Politics The elder statesman of smart contract blockchains Vitalik, I want to ask you a little bit about how your role has evolved since it began at Ethereum. More

Apr 8 2022

Vitalik: Ethereum, Part 1

Haseeb and I interview Vitalik Buterin about Ethereum and blockchains. Also see Part 2. Transcript Welcome back to the podcast. We have with us Haseeb Qureshi, who is a partner at Dragonfly and someone I used to work with back when I was more active in crypto-land. More

Jul 15 2020

Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 2

Innovation is the parent of prosperity

Naval interviews Matt Ridley, the author of The Red Queen and, recently, How Innovation Works. Also see Part 1. Innovation Famine I have a chapter towards the end of the book where I complain about the fact that we are living through an innovation famine, not an innovation feast—particularly in areas other than digital. More

Jul 9 2020

Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 1

Innovation is the child of freedom

Naval interviews Matt Ridley, the author of The Red Queen and, recently, How Innovation Works. Also see Part 2. Transcript I don’t have heroes, but there are people who I look up to and have learned a lot from, and Matt Ridley, who is on the line, has got to be near the top of that list. More