#364: Safi Bahcall — On Thinking Big, Curing Cancer, and Transforming Industries

#364: Safi Bahcall — On Thinking Big, Curing Cancer, and Transforming Industries

The Tim Ferriss Show

“All these things you’re sure are true — what if they weren’t?” — Safi Bahcall Safi Bahcall  (@SafiBahcall) is the author of  Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries .  Loonshots  describes what an idea from physics tells us about the behavior of groups and how teams, companies, and nations can use that to innovate faster and better. It has been selected for  The Washington Post ‘s 10 Leadership Books to Watch for in 2019,  Inc. ‘s 10 Business Books You Need to Read in 2019, and  Business Insider ‘s 14 Books Everyone Will Be Reading in 2019.Safi received his PhD in physics from Stanford and his undergrad degree from Harvard. After working as a consultant for McKinsey, Safi co-founded a biotechnology company specializing in devel
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