Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests
Summary
This episode explores the seismic resignation of India’s education minister following youth-led "cockroach" protests against exam corruption and political dissent. It then examines a study revealing that even with future news, humans and AI struggle with macro trading due to poor bet sizing, unlike expert traders. Finally, it profiles the anonymous street artist Invader, whose pixelated mosaics have sparked global scavenger hunts.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Capital One and Backmarket
Introduction to The Intelligence podcast
India's 'Cockroach' protests and education minister resignation
Protest escalation, police violence, and hunger strikes
Youth dissent, Modi's response, and political implications
Sponsors: Capital One and Noom
Experiment: Trading with tomorrow's news headlines
Why humans and AI fail at market prediction and bet sizing
How professional macro traders succeed through confidence calibration
Invader's pixelated street art mosaics and Flash Invaders game
Outro and sponsors: Capital One and Thomson Reuters
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