#201 - Andrew Scott - Society Has Everything Wrong About Ageing
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#201 - Andrew Scott - Society Has Everything Wrong About Ageing mentions The Precipice by Toby Ord, The New Long Life, Deep Work by Cal Newport, and the hundred year life with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I'm reading The Precipice by Toby Ord at the moment, which is on existential risk.
the really good news is you're living longer and you're healthier for longer you've got more time and it's not at the end of life you can use it acro…
I think it was Cal Newport's book, Deep Work, where I was reminded or I was first told what it is that we do in the workplace, that we're complex dec…
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The host mentions 'The Precipice' as a valuable resource for understanding existential risks that humanity faces. The…
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“I'm reading The Precipice by Toby Ord at the moment, which is on existential risk. It's a very good meta-analysis of all different types of existential risk.”
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“That's kind of what we say in The New Long Life. I mean, my thought in The New Life at the beginning is, you know, we've shown this great technological ingenuity in making lives longer and healthier.”
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“The speaker references Cal Newport's book, 'Deep Work', where they were reminded that in the workplace, humans are complex decision engines.”
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“The excerpt references 'the hundred year life' as a previous work that discusses the implications of longer life spans on work and relationships.”
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The host mentions 'The Precipice' as a valuable resource for understanding existential risks that humanity faces. They highlight its thorough analy…
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