Episode · Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova · 2024-10-03
Books mentioned on How to Win Bets and Influence Elections
Caroline Ellison, the second most important person who worked at FTX, was sentenced to prison this week. Nate and Maria talk about how she and Sam Bankman-Fried thought about making +EV bets (with other people’s money).
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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On Fire
On Fire by Larry Brown is a compelling memoir by a Mississippi fireman who ultimately transitioned into a celebrated novelist, sharing powerful reflections on his life and experiences.
Discussed“and he um in his Memoir um admitted that yeah he did on baseball but never for his team to lose because he only wanted his team to win”
Where to get it