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0:00 Bob and Paul’s time-warping podcast experiment
3:10 Does thinking in bets better your thinking?
9:14 Past prediction 1: Will the presidential race tighten up?
16:46 J.D. Vance memes of yester-month
22:17 Past prediction 2: Who will Kamala pick for VP?
28:28 When reality gets weird
39:02 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded July 26, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Are any of the Trump shooting conspiracy theories worth pondering?
2:17 Truman Show and tell
26:02 Wish fulfillment vs narcissism
36:37 Louis C.K. and other (kind of) cancellations
