Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2022-09-08
Books mentioned on Austin Vernon - Energy Superabundance, Starship Missiles, & Finding Alpha
Austin Vernon is an engineer working on a new method for carbon capture, and he has one of the most interesting blogs on the internet, where he writes about engineering, software, economics, and investing.
Dwarkesh Patel discussed The machine that changed the world by James P. Womack, Toyota Production System by Taiichi Ohno, The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and others, Where Is My Flying Car? by J. Storrs Hall, and What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The machine that changed the world
The machine that changed the world by James P.
Discussed“So I mean in that book um was it the machine or the other one the Toyota production system book but anyways they were talking about examples where people would try to optimize for local efficiencies.”
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Toyota Production System
Discussed“So I mean in that book um was it the machine or the other one the Toyota production system book but anyways they were talking about examples where people would try to optimize for local efficiencies.”
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The Goal
The Goal by Eliyahu M.
Discussed“and Stephen Molino's recommendation I recently read uh the goal and after reading the book I'm much more understanding of the value that consultants bring to companies potentially”
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Where Is My Flying Car?
Where Is My Flying Car? by J.
Discussed“I think in uh J Store Hall's new book on not book new at this point but his book on words by flying car one of the points he makes is that GDP growth has been probably overstated”
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What We Owe the Future
What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill is a foundational exploration of long-termism, arguing that humanity has a moral obligation to protect the vast potential of future generations.
Discussed“By the way, so in uh Wcastal's new book on long-termism, one of the things he speculates about is if society collapses and we need to restart, one of the things we'll need is coal or some other sort of like dense, easy to use fuel.”
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