Niall Ferguson: History of Money, Power, War, and Truth | Lex Fridman Podcast #239

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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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:34 – University of Austin (UATX)
34:29 – Sam Harris
52:56 – Elon Musk
1:01:15 – Money
1:11:10 – Hyperinflation
1:16:35 – Bitcoin
1:33:17 – Ethereum and smart contracts
1:42:04 – Worst disasters in human history
2:04:02 – How history will remember the current pandemic
2:17:36 – Hope for the future
2:26:06 – Love
2:32:44 – Meaning of life

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