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Risky Conversations

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Interesting people discussing complex topics in easy to understand terms.

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Episodes

  1. Ep.303 Mavericks With Mike Driver and Paul Portesi

    Inverted assumptions and where to find them. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Mike Driver twitter: https://twitter.com/mdvex22 Special Guests:: Paul Portesi twitter:...

  2. Ep.302 Systems Theories and Complexity With Niloofar Shadab

    Pushing boundaries and solving complex problems, how to filter out the noise and look for the best signal. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Niloofar Shadab twitter:...

  3. Ep.301 Time Dilation and the Mind With Iain McGilchrist

    We are living in a left hemisphere world disconnected from Nature. Have we modeled ourselves into a corner and thought ourselves clever enough to keep the chaos at bay? Join us as we interview the incredible Iain McGilchrist to discuss his fantastic book The Master and His Emissary and the…

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  4. Ep.208 Extreme Contracts Principals, Negotiations, and Software engineering insights With Jacopo Romei

    Meet Jacopo he’s an entrepreneur who knows the concept of tying outcomes to prices when negotiating with clients. Learn how he does this with his extreme contracts ideas. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter…

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  5. Ep.207 Ponzi Schemes, Cryptocurrencies, And Legal Obligations Oh My With Thomas Messina

    How do the banks try to stay within the laws? How do they balance the ethics required to be moral citizens operating under the pressures of maximizing profit? Luckily for us, there are people who specialize in this area. They are called compliance officers. It's the exciting world of money...

  6. Ep.206 From Chernobyl to Covid-19, Government Responses to Black Swans and Their Consequences With Velina Tchakarova

    "Fate leads the willing, the unwilling it drags" - the wise Seneca. Time burns all assumptions, how much space you have left to maneuver depends entirely on your value structure. Find Velina's Work and recommended books below: 1) https://medium.com/@vtchakarova; 2) list with sources on Systems...

  7. Ep.205 Cartoon Strips, sexy finance, and the best tip to live the happiest life with Stefan Gasic

    Humor is the kernel expression of truth. This week on #RiskyConversations we are joined by Stefan Gasic the one and only hilarious Creator of Earth’s only financial(ish) cartoon strip! Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter:...

  8. Ep.204 Schools, Systems, And Government Funded Wars with James Marsh

    Meet James Marsh, trader, and connoisseur of risk in the real world. Books mentioned in Podcast: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson (Author) https://books.apple.com/ca/book/battle-cry-of-freedom/id838763945 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart…

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  9. Ep.203 Electric Saints, Markets and Adoption Rates With Jed Trott

    Meet Jed Trott, modern-day man living out the example of Christ. Humanitarian at heart, funny on the fly, and knows a thing or two about the energy markets. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special...

  10. Ep.202 Games, Thrones, And Empires With Dr. Michael Bonner

    Meet the brilliant Dr. Michael Bonner, Director of Policy to the Honourable Lisa MacLeod | Writer | Classicist | Historian of Iran and a brilliant orator of history. Join us as we learn about the Persian empire and its place in the world and history. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter:...

  11. Ep.201 - Human to Human Alchemy In The Digital World With Rory Sutherland

    Meet the ever-charming Rory Sutherland. Wit, humor, and wisdom with a British accent for delivery. In this episode, Rory shows us street magic in the form of Alchemy. If you want to master the art of human to human communication, no one is better suited as a teacher than Rory himself. Co-Host ::...

  12. Ep.108 - Bounding Losses With Jaffer Ali

    Meet Jaffer Ali, he is a serial entrepreneur and loves to apply anti-fragility in service of business solutions in search of profits. He focuses on how to clip the left fat tail, or in everyday parlance, he loves to position himself to fix potential losses and set himself up for wins. Fat Tony...

  13. Ep.107 - Subjective Complexity With Matthias Galvin

    Meet Matthias, he's interested in bio-hacking his subjective experience. He loves to see the impact of changing his stimuli and how it percolates into his well being. We will be discussing how weight training, fasting, orange tinted glasses, consumption of media, and appreciation for poetry…

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  14. Ep.106 - Drive the Boundary With Mike Driver

    Meet Mike Driver, chairman of ConvexCap, he's a world-class negotiator. He specializes in breaking boundaries of the known and travels lightly into the unknown. Witty, charming, insightful, teacher, and friend. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember…

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  15. Ep.105 - Existential Uncertainty With Aleksandr Nekrasov And Gordan Fang

    Meet Gordon & Alex two young men trying to figure out how to deal with modernity, uncertainty, religious ideas while trying to find their path. We tried to keep it light and fun but we start with Atheism so that went out the window. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri...

  16. Ep.104 - The Uncertainty Of Politics And Technology With Firas Cheaib

    Meet Firas Cheaib Lebanese software developer with a keen interest in politics. Join us as we discuss the perils of UN and the problems associated with centralization where accountability is an afterthought. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat...

  17. Ep.103 - Order Effects With Luca Dellana

    Meet Luca Dellana, he's interested in complex interactions. He specifically likes to observe the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd order effects and attempts to pattern match using the 3rd order effect to inform his feedback loops. We will be discussing how knowing what order effects are will help you make…

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  18. Ep.102 - Complex Finance Simplified With Paul Portesi

    Meet Paul Portesi ex trader who will walk us through how you get a job at a trading desk. How do the markets work when it comes to trading? We all hear stories and see movies, but we wanted to ask someone who did it to walk us through it. How does a company like Apple manage $100 billion dollars…

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  19. Ep.101 - Complexity Simplified With Joe Norman

    Meet Joe Norman, he's an applied complexity scientist. In this episode, we talk about all things complexity. GMO, climate science, voting, elections, localism, Ebola outbreaks, you name it. Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat...

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