Robert P. Murphy has a PhD in economics from New York University. He is Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute (where he hosts the Human Action podcast) and the Chief Economist for Infineo. Murphy is the author of several economics books for the layperson, including Choice, Lessons for the Young Economist, and Understanding Money Mechanics. He is the host of the Bob Murphy Show.
00:00 – Intro
01:10 – Introducing the Bob Murphy Show and Bob's latest series of episodes on the Gospels. 06:15 – Old stories and archetypes and what they mean.
09:23 – Bob Murphy: Math geek. Adam wants to know: What is math, anyway?
16:47 – Imaginary numbers. What are they? What are they good for?
23:34 – Looking through a glass, darkly. We can build stuff. Do we understand it? Also: Cast Away.
27:20 – What is the number, e? What is Euler's Identity? Fun with banking and interest rates.
35:24 – Carl Sagan, Contact, and why people reference God when contemplating math.
38:50 – What is gravity?
42:13 – What's new for Bob these days with the Mises Institute.
43:58 -- Bob's new venture: Infinio.ai. Putting the Infinite Banking Concept approach to Whole Life Insurance on the blockchain.
49:32 -- Outro -- Find the bonus portion of Bob's interview at hamannature.com
BOB MURPHY explains the imaginary! | Hn 07