I saw him speak at Cal Poly in the late 60's. There were two take aways that I remember. One was that if nothing changed, the population would become extinct in 10 years. The other was that we should go out to try to stop a freeway interchange being built close by. As a freshman in college majoring in Biology at the time, I was impressed by this PhD from Stanford. The takeaway from this encounter was that even very smart people can be wrong about their predictions. It was a lesson that helped me on my investment journey.
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I saw him speak at Cal Poly in the late 60's. There were two take aways that I remember. One was that if nothing changed, the population would become extinct in 10 years. The other was that we should go out to try to stop a freeway interchange being built close by. As a freshman in college majoring in Biology at the time, I was impressed by this PhD from Stanford. The takeaway from this encounter was that even very smart people can be wrong about their predictions. It was a lesson that helped me on my investment journey.
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