#4- Andrew Bailey on Working In Singapore , The Philosophy of Money and Bitcoin

28/08/2024 1h 7min

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Episode Synopsis


Andrew Bailey is Professor and a founding faculty member at Singapore's Yale-NUS College and is an incoming Professor of Philosophy at the new Bitcoin Research Institute at the University of Wyoming.

His research mostly is primarily focused on money, people, and God. He is a co-author of the book, Resistance Money, A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin.

We spoke about:
- Why He moved to Singapore to teach
- How he helps his students navigate their careers
- The questions one ought to ask about money
- Why Bitcoin is resistance money
- How Academia can unwittingly create misinformation


TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Teaser
00:32- The Value of Studying Philosophy
09:45- Money as a Medium of Revelation
18:36- Advice for Navigating Careers
24:25- Cultural Differences between the US and Singapore in Conversations About Money
30:51- Karl Marx's Perspective on Money and how Money Impacts Relationships
36:46- Bitcoin: A Digital Native Money
40:25- Bitcoin's Benefits for the Financially Disenfranchised
42:46- Engaging with Policymakers to Protect Bitcoin
55:28- How Academia Can Facilitate Misinformation
01:01:30- Closing Questions

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