E35: Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug approval, the billionaire space race, real estate, Bitcoin & more

<p>Follow the besties:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/chamath">https://twitter.com/chamath</a></p> <p><a href= "https://linktr.ee/calacanis">https://linktr.ee/calacanis</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidSacks">https://twitter.com/DavidSacks</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/friedberg">https://twitter.com/friedberg</a></p> <p>Follow the pod:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/theallinpod">https://twitter.com/theallinpod</a></p> <p><a href= "https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast">https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast</a></p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <p>0:00 Bestie intro, Chamath's whereabouts</p> <p>2:54 Breaking down Biogen's Alzheimer's drug & the FDA's controversial approval</p> <p>26:46 Billionaire space race: Is Bezos going to space too risky or a smart marketing move? How the space industry is a perfect example of effective government intervention. Can anyone dominate space?</p> <p>42:55 Big Tech getting back to the office: what is the new normal for companies with thousands of employees?</p> <p>56:49 Recent factors on the commercial & private real estate markets, inflation head fake</p> <p>1:05:01 ProPublica's report on billionaire tax returns</p> <p>1:15:58 Bitcoin toxicity, Snowflake's CEO apologizes for comments on merit & diversity</p> <p>1:32:48 Science corner with Friedberg: Induced pluripotent stem cells & cloning</p> <p>Intro Music Credit:</p> <p><a href="https://rb.gy/tppkzl">https://rb.gy/tppkzl</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg">https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg</a></p> <p>Referenced in the show:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/07/fda-grants-historicapproval-to-alzheimers-drug-designed-to-slow-cognitive-decline/"> https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/07/fda-grants-historicapproval-to-alzheimers-drug-designed-to-slow-cognitive-decline/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-10/harvard-expert-quits-fda-panel-as-furor-over-biogen-drug-grows"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-10/harvard-expert-quits-fda-panel-as-furor-over-biogen-drug-grows</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0MSOqnYEo">https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0MSOqnYEo</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-lets-more-employees-choose-full-time-remote-work-or-return-to-the-office-11623258049"> https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-lets-more-employees-choose-full-time-remote-work-or-return-to-the-office-11623258049</a></p> <p><a href= "https://news.yahoo.com/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-on-slack-acquisition-135151402.html"> https://news.yahoo.com/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-on-slack-acquisition-135151402.html</a></p> <p><a href= "https://socketsite.com/archives/2021/04/visualizing-all-the-vacant-office-space-in-san-francisco.html"> https://socketsite.com/archives/2021/04/visualizing-all-the-vacant-office-space-in-san-francisco.html</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-sell-a-house-these-days-the-buyer-might-be-a-pension-fund-11617544801"> https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-sell-a-house-these-days-the-buyer-might-be-a-pension-fund-11617544801</a></p> <p><a href= "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10YIE">https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10YIE</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax"> https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.aqr.com/Insights/Research/Journal-Article/Buffetts-Alpha"> https://www.aqr.com/Insights/Research/Journal-Article/Buffetts-Alpha</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.ft.com/content/42daca9e-facc-11e7-9bfc-052cbba03425">https://www.ft.com/content/42daca9e-facc-11e7-9bfc-052cbba03425</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-07/snowflake-ceo-offers-apologies-support-for-hiring-diversity"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-07/snowflake-ceo-offers-apologies-support-for-hiring-diversity</a></p> <p>Tweets:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1401938511826067457">https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1401938511826067457</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1386825367948644352">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1386825367948644352</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/micsolana/status/1403394491143315456">https://twitter.com/micsolana/status/1403394491143315456</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/Jason/status/140302318070958080">https://twitter.com/Jason/status/140302318070958080</a></p> <p> </p>