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#239 – Niall Ferguson: History of Money, Power, War, and Truth

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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

Niall Ferguson is a historian at Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of 16 books on the history of money, war, power, and catastrophe. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Niall's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfergus
Niall's Website: https://www.niallferguson.com
University of Austin: https://uaustin.org/
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (book): https://amzn.to/3wt7AI8
Kissinger: The Idealist (book): https://amzn.to/3CVXvGc
The Ascent of Money (book): https://amzn.to/3kCK0Ev
The Square and the Tower (book): https://amzn.to/307YfK8
The Age of AI (book): https://amzn.to/3BUgTSH

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YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
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- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(09:14) - University of Austin (UATX)
(42:09) - Sam Harris
(1:00:36) - Elon Musk
(1:08:55) - Money
(1:18:50) - Hyperinflation
(1:24:15) - Bitcoin
(1:40:57) - Ethereum and smart contracts
(1:49:43) - Worst disasters in human history
(2:11:41) - How history will remember the current pandemic
(2:25:16) - Hope for the future
(2:33:46) - Love
(2:40:24) - Meaning of life

Niall Ferguson is a historian at Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of 16 books on the history of money, war, power, and catastrophe. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: 
– The Prisoner Wine Company: <a href="https://theprisonerwine.com/lex">https://theprisonerwine.com/lex</a> to get 20% off & free shipping 
– Stripe: <a href="https://stripe.com">https://stripe.com</a> 
– Coinbase: <a href="https://coinbase.com/lex">https://coinbase.com/lex</a> to get $5 in free Bitcoin 
– Four Sigmatic: <a href="https://foursigmatic.com/lex">https://foursigmatic.com/lex</a> and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off 
– Indeed: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit
EPISODE LINKS: 
Niall’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nfergus">https://twitter.com/nfergus</a> 
Niall’s Website: <a href="https://www.niallferguson.com">https://www.niallferguson.com</a> 
University of Austin: <a href="https://uaustin.org/">https://uaustin.org/</a> 
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3wt7AI8">https://amzn.to/3wt7AI8</a> 
Kissinger: The Idealist (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3CVXvGc">https://amzn.to/3CVXvGc</a> 
The Ascent of Money (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3kCK0Ev">https://amzn.to/3kCK0Ev</a> 
The Square and the Tower (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/307YfK8">https://amzn.to/307YfK8</a> 
The Age of AI (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3BUgTSH">https://amzn.to/3BUgTSH</a>
PODCAST INFO: 
Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> 
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> 
Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> 
RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> 
YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> 
YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a>
SUPPORT & CONNECT: 
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast 
– Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> 
– LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> 
– Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a>
OUTLINE: 
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 
(00:00) – Introduction 
(09:14) – University of Austin (UATX) 
(42:09) – Sam Harris 
(1:00:36) – Elon Musk 
(1:08:55) – Money 
(1:18:50) – Hyperinflation 
(1:24:15) – Bitcoin 
(1:40:57) – Ethereum and smart contracts 
(1:49:43) – Worst disasters in human history 
(2:11:41) – How history will remember the current pandemic 
(2:25:16) – Hope for the future 
(2:33:46) – Love 
(2:40:24) – Meaning of life

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