Posts by Robert Murphy
Ep. 468 Steve Landsburg REALLY Explains Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity
Economist Steve Landsburg gives a presentation based on his new book, which uses intuitive analogies to really explain the slowdown in time and other odd implications of the theory of special relativity. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Order Steve Landsburg’s books. A great “Mechanical Universe” episode showing Lorentz…
Ep. 467 Haman and Murphy Discuss the Weaknesses of Game Theory
Adam Haman returns for another crossover. In this episode, they give the brief history and a critique of formal game theory. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers. Bob’s article on A Beautiful Mind. The HamanNature substack. Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Ep. 466 Dr Keith Smith Testifies With Mark Cuban to Congress
Keith Smith is founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. He returns to the podcast to summarize his recent testimony on medical costs. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The CSPAN video of the testimony. The Surgery Center of Oklahoma. The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA). Matt Ohrt’s…
Ep. 465 Scott Horton Explains Why Antiwar Guys Can Still Be Tough
Founder of the Libertarian Institute, Scott Horton, joins Bob to discuss the new online academy dedicated to revisionist history. Along the way, he explains why he had no trouble being a right-wing antiwar ideologue in his formative years. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The link for Scott…
Ep. 464 Parsing Curtis Yarvin’s Rendition of Misesian Monetary Theory
Steve Patterson joins Bob to analyze a recent interview of Curtis Yarvin, in which he favorably discusses Mises’ views on money and banking. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Yarvin on the Peter McCormack show. Bob’s prior critique of Yarvis on libertarianism and finance. Bagus and Howden responding…