I mainly knew of Taleb from hearing his Twitter rants and seeing his Black Swan concept get misappropriated beyond all recognition, but this book was actually really good.

The longest (and in my opinion best) blockchain segment we’ve done. We cover the mechanics of the blockchain, some flaws and exploits, as well as many future applications. I’m still not convinced comparisons to the early internet are accurate, but after this segment I at least understand where blockchain supporters are coming from.

AKA when algorithms break bad! For this episode, Matt and I ponder how to limit the damage from poorly designed and/or implemented models. In other news, please note our very minor graphics refresh...

I enjoyed this book far more than expected.

This week we delved into UBI: the good, the bad, and the completely unknown.