Vikram Mansharamani - Even Experts Don’t Know Everything

Vikram Mansharamani - Even Experts Don’t Know Everything

Author: Smart People Industries July 14, 2020 Duration: 53:58
Vikram Mansharamani teaches people how to anticipate the future, manage risk, and spot opportunities. He is currently a lecturer at Harvard, and if that's not enough, he was previously a lecturer at Yale. Check out Vikram's most recent book: Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence. You can follow Vikram on Twitter: @mansharamani. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: ExpressVPN - Get an extra 3 months free on a one-year package. Head to expressvpn.com/spp. Donate: Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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