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Should You Learn Poker from ChatGPT? And Other AI Questions
Season 1 Episode 39
In the wake of DeepSeek’s explosive entrance into the AI chatbot world, Nate and Maria talk AI strategy. At the national level and the personal level…
11 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s Strategy: Distraction and Executive Action
Season 1 Episode 38
What do the decisions Trump has made so far tell us about his strategy for his second term? And what strategic options do the Democrats have? Nate an…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Wildfires, Insurance, and Planning for Disaster
Season 1 Episode 37
Nate and Maria discuss the California wildfires. How do incentives in insurance markets drive decisions by homeowners – and by insurers? What’s the b…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Nate and Maria’s 2025 Predictions
Season 1 Episode 36
Nate and Maria share their predictions for the year to come, covering everything from the price of Bitcoin, to the fate of President Trump’s cabinet …
1 year ago
Learning From Failure, Avoiding Regret, and Managing Risk with Restaurateur Henry Rich
Season 1 Episode 35
Maria talks to her friend Henry Rich about how he’s managed to find success in one of the world’s riskiest industries: restaurants. Themes include le…
1 year ago
Luigi Mangione, the Rise of Bluesky, and High-Stakes Chokes
Season 1 Episode 34
Nate and Maria talk about what Luigi Mangione can show us about the danger of black and white thinking, and how platforms like Bluesky and X create b…
1 year ago
The Riskies: The Best, Worst, and Most Interesting Decisions of 2024
Season 1 Episode 33
What were the best, worst, and most interesting decisions of 2024, and what can we learn from them? Nate and Maria award the year’s most notable deci…
1 year ago
Presidential Pardons and Other Family Gift-Giving Strategies
Season 1 Episode 32
Is Biden on tilt? Nate and Maria analyze the Hunter Biden pardon and try to find the line between false equivalence and equivalence. Then, inspired b…
1 year, 1 month ago
Maria and Nate’s Guide to GTO Travel
Season 1 Episode 31
Nate and Maria share their game-theory-optimal travel strategies – the best time to get to the airport, the optimal airport meal, the value of rental…
1 year, 1 month ago
How Senators and NFL Players Make High Risk Decisions
Season 1 Episode 30
Nate and Maria talk through the game theory of how moderate Republican Senators are likely to react to Trump’s controversial cabinet nominees. Then, …
1 year, 1 month ago