Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2023-08-18
Books mentioned on The Cage Match That Wasn’t, Trouble At Goldman Sachs, Social Algorithms Reality Check
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) How the Zuck v.
Ranjan Roy discussed Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson and others and Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis. Alex Kantrowitz discussed The Blind Side by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson is an exhaustive, deeply researched biography that explores the boundless curiosity, artistic genius, and scientific experimentation of the Renaissance polymath.
Discussed“if anyone who's read the biographies of Steve Jobs or Leonardo da Vinci, which are excellent, they, again, they paint a very, very clear picture of people who are changing the world for good.”
Where to get it
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction narrative exploring the evolution of football strategy and the remarkable life of Michael Oher, which later became a blockbuster film.
Discussed“And it's kind of interesting to be discussing this in the same week that Michael Lewis's great book called, or great in retrospect, who knows, book called the blind side, which is about, you know, a boy who was adopted and went on to play football”
Where to get it
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis is a semi-autobiographical financial book detailing the author's chaotic experiences as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers during the explosive Wall Street culture of the 1980s.
Discussed“So, however, the one, one thing I can say again, liars poker, having worked on a trading floor for eight years, not during that time in the eighties with Solomon brothers is feels and is as real as it can get about, uh, about capturing an industry and an environment.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the person who's going to go and write a biography of him is none other than Walter Isaacson, he of the Steve Jobs biography.”