"Jungleman" Dan Cates and Brandon Adams talk Economics, Harvard, Game Theory, Poker and More!
Dan "Jungleman" Cates · "Jungleman" Dan Cates
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Brandon Adams taught undergrad economics courses at Harvard for nine years in game theory, behavioral finance, and international macroeconomics. He’s a regular in the biggest poker cash games and tournaments, and has appeared on Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker, and multiple televised final tables. He was the lead research assistant for Michael Lewis’ The Big Short, and he has self-published several books. He enjoys fantasy sports, and has a website dedicated to daily fantasy sports analytics.
What you can expect to hear on this weeks episode:
- Getting into Harvard as a poor student
- What makes your college years a powerful time in life
- The Poker House as an equivalent to college for poker players
- Stress and the role it plays in performance
- What hyperbolic discounting is and how it affects our decisions
- Game Theory and poker
- The podcasting world
- Economics and contributing expertise to The Big Short
- Utilitarianism – the dangerous force
I hope you find this episode as fun and informative as we have. Brandon Adams is winning the game of life!
Please let us know your thoughts about the episode!
Connect with Brandon Adams:
Websites: http://brandonadams.co/
https://www.advancedsportsanalytics.com/
Instagram: @brandonadams78
Twitter: @badams78
Connect with Dan Cates:
Websites: https://www.wtgol.com
https://www.dancatesfoundation.com/
Instagram: @wtgolpodcast
@thedancates