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16 facts from 11 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2022
Julie Sweet says Europe is in a better position on resilience to an energy shock than it was when the Ukraine war began in 2022.
“if you can compare this to, you know, 2022, right, when the Ukrainian war started, Europe is in a much better position from a resilience perspective.”
2024
A 2024 study, as read by Rogan, estimated that about 364,000 people a year die from cold across thirty European countries, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
“364,000 people a year die from cold across thirty European countries, according to a 2024 study.”
2026
Tobias Lundberg says private equity accounts for more than 30% of deals in Europe.
“I think private equity pools stands above 30% of all deals in Europe specifically, so it's a very active part.”
Undated
David Reich says European national health insurance systems ration care by deciding what drugs and services are covered, an approach he says would not suit US culture.
“they ration care by deciding what's in the national basket, what drugs will be provided, what service will be provided”
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Stankey says parts of Europe have communications infrastructure he compares to the third world, though he says Norway may not be one of them.
“I think you have a developed, uh, set of economies that are basically on third world communications infrastructure in many instances.”
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Thomas Holmes says insurance pricing regulation in Europe is generally very relaxed.
“insurance regulation around pricing is very, very relaxed in Europe in general”
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Thomas Holmes says credit score is not used as a rating variable in European insurance pricing.
“credit score is obviously not something used in Europe.”
Undated
Thomas Holmes says European insurers mostly do not have to file their pricing models with regulators.
“your models, for the most part, don't have to be filed”
Undated
Thomas Holmes says European insurers are trending back toward very transparent pricing models.
“they're trending back towards very transparent models for pricing”
Undated
Acemoglu says Europe lags in AI and other tech because its regulatory system has not been conducive to innovation.
“Europe is so far behind in AI and many areas of tech because they've not been very conducive to innovation via their regulatory system.”
Undated
Capital requirements for operational risk in Europe rose 50% over two years.
“capital requirements for operational risk rose 50% in Europe over two years.”
Undated
Schmidt says Europe does not have its own foundation model.
“Europe does not have its own foundation model. There are people working on this, but doesn't have one.”
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Schmidt says Europe has among the highest energy costs in the world, which makes training AI models there hard.
“Europe has among the highest energy costs in the world. Okay, no problem, do the training somewhere else, right?”
Undated
Rogan read out that Europe had an estimated 61,672 heat-related deaths in one summer, compared with more than 48,000 firearm deaths in the United States in a full year according to the CDC.
“Europe had an estimated 61,672 heat related deaths during the summer. That's fucking crazy. United States recorded more than 48,000 firearm deaths over the entire year, according to CDC.”
Undated
A producer on the show reported cyber attacks on European supermarkets that changed freezer temperatures and spoiled food.
“supermarkets in Europe are hit by cyber attacks that I, uh, it changed the temperature in the freezers, so made it start cooking stuff, kinda.”
Undated
Craig Unger says organizations in Europe face a higher bar for describing how data is used, including the right to have data deleted.
“I'd say even especially if you're in Europe, because there's even more of a higher bar to what has to be described in terms of how data is used”
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