I've been meaning to listen to this for a while, and finally got around to it. Nassim Taleb originally got me interested in Art De Vany and also Gary Taubes. I think they both are good thinkers who, like Taleb, have successfully questioned and tested ‘conventional wisdom.’
Link to: De Vany on Steroids, Baseball, and Evolutionary Fitness
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For those interested in other diet and health interviews, here are some links to a few done by Jimmy Moore, who I think is a great interviewer:
Related previous posts:
Health Benefits of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Saturated-Fat Diet - by Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD
Related paper: “Why I Do All This Walking, or How Systems Become Fragile” By Nassim Taleb