Who is Rob Arnott?
Jul 8, 2021. Today we welcome Rob Arnott to the show! Rob is the founder of Research Affiliates and is a prolific writer who has published hundreds of articles for many different journals. We know firsthand, the power of Rob's work, and how it can alter the way you think about investing, and this depth of knowledge, coupled with his...
Who is Antonio Picca?
Antonio is one of the largest asset managers in the world , with over seven trillion dollars under management. Among...
Is it reasonable to say that investing in the most popular companies would produce the best returns?
It sounds reasonable to say that investing in the most popular companies would produce the best returns, but this is just not how asset pri cing works. Today on the show, we unpack the ‘good company is a good investment’ fallacy. Before diving into the main topic, we kick off our discussion on the subject of index...
Who said "using in moderation"?
Using in moderation; Dr. Lembke comments on the realities of this idea. [0:29:32.7]
When is Dopamine Nation coming out?
Her new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021) explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a world where feeling good is mistaken as the highest good.
What does novelty do to dopamine?
And then finally novelty is really key. Dopamine is very sensitive to new things coming our way, including frankly, aversive stimuli. So not just pleasurable stimuli can release dopamine, but also highly aversive stimuli if they're novel or new. And what the novelty does, it means that it really engages our search and explore function of our brains. We keep looking for that next new cool thing. And of course, AI has engineered social apps to suggest to us one more thing to click or download or watch.
Who is Anna Lembke?
Anna Lembke is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries.
