Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-08-13
Books mentioned on Nate Silver on How Kamala Harris Changed the Odds
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The hour between dog and wolf
The hour between dog and wolf by John Coates is a fascinating exploration of risk, biology, and financial markets written by an academic economist who previously worked as a derivatives trader for Deutsche Bank in New York.
Recommended“Um so, one book is pertinent to the discussion that we had a moment ago, which is called The Hour Between Dog and Wolf. It's written by John Coates, who is an academic economist who then um became a derivatives trader, I think, for Deutsche Bank in New York.”
Where to get it
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The making of the atomic bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes is a comprehensive historical and scientific account detailing the development of nuclear weapons during the twentieth century.
Recommended“Number two, in a totally different direction, um The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. We didn't talk as much about some of the AI stuff today, but at the end of the book there's a pretty long, elaborate comparison between the Manhattan Project and the building of these large language models”
Where to get it
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Addiction by Design
Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schüll is a 2012 cultural anthropology and science-and-technology studies book that investigates the machine-human interface of gambling, focusing specifically on how modern video poker and slot machines are engineered to induce hypnotic states of flow and compulsive behavior in players.
Recommended“The third is called Addiction by Design um by Natasha Schüll. And Natasha is an NYU anthropologist who studied Las Vegas as like her thesis, basically.”
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