Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann, Jewish Genius, and Nuclear War
Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann. He is a science writer who has worked at the Economist and Nature. Before journalism, he was a medical researcher at the Burnham Institute in San Diego, California. He holds a degree in physics from the University of Oxford and a PhD in protein crystallography from Imperial College London.
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Timestamps:
(0:00:30) - John Von Neumann - The Man From The Future
(0:02:29) - The Forgotten Father of Game Theory
(0:16:04) - The last representative of the great mathematicians
(0:19:45) - Did John Von Neumann have a Miracle year?
(0:26:31) - The fundamental theorem of John von Neumann’s game theory
(0:29:34) - The strong supporter of "Preventive War”
(0:50:51) - We can't all be superhuman
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkesh.com
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Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann. He is a science writer who has worked at the Economist and Nature. Before journalism, he was a medical researcher at the Burnham Institute in San Diego, California. He holds a degree in physics from the University of Oxford and a PhD in protein crystallography from Imperial College London.
Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform.
Episode website here.
Follow Ananyo on Twitter. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.
Timestamps:
(0:00:30) - John Von Neumann - The Man From The Future
(0:02:29) - The Forgotten Father of Game Theory
(0:16:04) - The last representative of the great mathematicians
(0:19:45) - Did John Von Neumann have a Miracle year?
(0:26:31) - The fundamental theorem of John von Neumann’s game theory
(0:29:34) - The strong supporter of "Preventive War”
(0:50:51) - We can't all be superhuman
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkesh.com
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