Episode #74. Volitional Science: Freedom, Markets, Value, and Entrepreneurship with John Deming & Mike Hamel

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Hunter Hastings interviews John Deming and Mike Hamel about their book on volitional science and its implications for entrepreneurship and civilization.

What does it mean to build a civilization that advances forever—and what role do entrepreneurs play in that project? In this episode of The Value Creators Podcast, Hunter Hastings interviews John Deming (author) and Mike Hamel (editor) about their book Blueprint for a Spacefaring Civilization: The Science of Volition. Deming and Hamel frame markets, innovation and entrepreneurship through the lens of volitional science: a scientific approach to subjective value and long-term progress. Key ins...

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Host: Hunter Hastings

Guests: John Deming, Mike Hamel

Topics covered

• volitional science
• entrepreneurship
• markets
• innovation
• subjective value
• long-term progress

Keywords

• volitional science
• entrepreneurship
• markets
• innovation
• subjective value
• civilization
• long-term progress

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Blueprint for a Spacefaring Civilization: The Science of Volition

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