Welcome to Think with Pinker
Professor Steven Pinker, alongside billionaire investor Charlie Munger and economist Tim Harford discuss defying the odds and the dangers of over-interpreting coincidences.
It鈥檚 tempting to see patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences, but its also dangerous.
Along with his business partner Warren Buffet, vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger has made billions of dollars but, by his own admission, he would have made billions more if only he鈥檇 made better decisions. He joins Professor Steven Pinker to discuss defying the odds and the dangers of over-interpreting coincidences. They hear why Tim Harford, economist, presenter of 鈥楳ore or Less鈥� and author of 鈥楬ow to Make the World Add Up: 10 Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers鈥� thinks a stock picking cow can help us make sense of a complicated world.
Producer: Imogen Walford
Editor: Emma Rippon
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