Episode · Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova · 2025-06-12
Books mentioned on This Year’s World Series Of Poker Is Different
Nate and Maria are back in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker 2025. They discuss a key rule change that will have a major effect on their strategy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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On the Edge
On the Edge by Nate Silver is an exploration of high-stakes risk-taking, examining the habits and behaviors of prominent figures who operate in environments like poker, finance, and entrepreneurship.
Discussed“And I did read I have read your I just you know I think what sparked me into this whole thing is I read your book Maria and then I read Nate's new book and I started getting the fever, you know?”
Where to get it
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The confidence game
The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova is an engaging psychological exploration of why people fall for scams and how con artists manipulate human behavior.
Discussed“And I did read I have read your I just you know I think what sparked me into this whole thing is I read your book Maria and then I read Nate's new book and I started getting the fever, you know?”
Where to get it
