{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Investment Bubbles in History: Interview with Dr. Andrew Odlyzko","description":"Interview with Dr. Andrew Odlyzko (U. of Minnesota) about investment bubbles, the Nigerian prince scam\u2019s long history, and how to know when investors are gullible.&amp;nbsp; 0:05 Intro 3:05 How a landscape painter arbitraged snooty aristocrats&amp;nbsp; 6:40 Isaac Newton\u2019s stock losses (the real story) 11:50 the South Sea Bubble 21:28 Investment bubbles in history 25:43 the South sea bubble wasn\u2019t THAT crazy after all 29:45 An investment \u201cof great advantage, but no-one to know what it is\u201d 32:16 could we create a gullibility index? 33:48 the Nigerian prince scam pre-dates the internet 36:50 Why trust is key in bubbles 37:01 2 types of bubbles 40:31 Is failure good for society as a whole? 48:50 Conversations over coffee: explain what\u2019s important &amp;nbsp; *Dr. Andrew Odlyzko is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota.&amp;nbsp; *Find his most recent writings about Isaac Newton and the South Sea Bubble here: https:\/\/physicstoday.scitation.org\/journal\/pto *His website is here: http:\/\/www.dtc.umn.edu\/~odlyzko\/ *A list of his writings on financial history are here: http:\/\/www.dtc.umn.edu\/~odlyzko\/doc\/bubbles.html ","author_name":"Dead People's Money","author_url":"http:\/\/deadpeoplesmoney.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15029690\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/77123369"}