Understand The Smartest Human Ever: John Von Neumann | The Human Podcast #30 (Ananyo Bhattacharya)
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Ananyo Bhattacharya is the chief science writer at the London Insitute for Mathematical Sciences. He is the author of the Financial Times & TLS book of the year, The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann.
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The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Future-Visionary-Life-Neumann/dp/024139886X
ORDER OF CONVERSATION:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Top 3 Arguments Von Neumann Was The Smartest Person Ever
5:49 - Why Is He Not A Household Name?
11:12 - What Would He Think About The World Today?
17:46 - Why Have You Been So Interested In Him?
22:37 - What Was His Personality Like?
25:19 - How Did Writing The Book Change You?
30:13 - What Work & Leisure Do You Engage In?
36:06 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?
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