Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 The case for 100% Renewables
12:50 Nature vs Nurture: An Intro to Twin Adoption Studies
29:28 Finding something better than Berkshire Hathaway
Episode/Newsletter Notes:
The case for 100% Renewables
Noah Smith’s piece on solar + wind as the future of energy (Tweet thread, Paywalled article).
My piece earlier this year on the challenges of high amounts of renewables.
Nature vs Nurture: An Intro to Twin Adoption Studies
Blueprint by Robert Plomin.
Podcast/debate with Robert Plomin interviewed by Seth Barry.
Gattaca – movie. (Nothing to do with twin adoption studies. Rather, about a society where people are put into classes by DNA).
Finding something better than Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway’s Website.
My article on the (society wide) problems with passive investing.