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  1. 2D AGO

    The Incredible Results of AI Learning | A New Philosophy of Education

    Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-mackenzie-price We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/cosmos Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 20m

  2. JAN 3

    How a $17B Investor Beat Wall Street By Reading Shakespeare | Jim O'Shaughnessy

    An interview with Jim O’Shaughnessy. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-jim-oshaugnessy We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/cosmos Other Philosopher-Builder Episodes: - Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu: https://youtu.be/nCdQk78fwDM - How to Defend Liberty | Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3U - Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4 - Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: https://youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps - Same Interview, 8 Years Later: https://youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRo - Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Source of Scarcity: https://youtu.be/zmqTZH8PAFo Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 39m

  3. 11/29/2025

    Answering Tough Questions on Machiavelli’s Ethics | Q&A

    Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics Companion interviews: - The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8 - Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links) - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje - Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf - McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    35 min

  4. 11/28/2025

    Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics Explained

    Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics Companion interviews: - The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8 - Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links) - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje - Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf - McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 12m

  5. 11/23/2025

    Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Scarce Resource | USV’s Albert Wenger

    Albert’s book, The World After Capital: https://amzn.to/489WtqS Companion lectures and interviews: Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael Gibson: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4 Why America Needs Aristocracy | Palantir Co-founder Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3U Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu: https://youtu.be/nCdQk78fwDM Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: https://youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps Same Interview, 8 Years Later | Francis Pedraza: https://youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRo Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 46m

  6. 11/07/2025

    Reject Globalism, Embrace Patriotism | Maurizio Viroli

    An interview with Maurizio Viroli on patriotism. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-maurizio-viroli-on-patriotism Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    46 min

  7. 10/31/2025

    Your Face Shapes Your Destiny | Shelley's Frankenstein Explained

    Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-video-essay-on-frankenstein Companion lectures and interviews: * Everybody Gets This Wrong in Modern Dating | Plato’s Symposium Explained: https://youtu.be/GNbrYMvwbWw Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    19 min

  8. 10/24/2025

    A Masterclass on Machiavelli’s Unorthodox Christianity | Maurizio Viroli

    An interview with Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli’s God. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr... Companion interview: Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 32m
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