1800s
Tony Robbins says the UK made machine-breaking a capital offense in response to the Luddite riots of the 1800s.
“They passed a law in the 1st year of this, these Luddites saying, You destroy a machine, it's capital punishment.”
Topic
United Kingdom
11 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.
1800s
The British government allowed the silver transfer through its blockade on condition that British vessels could join trade with Latin American ports.
“The British government agreed, provided that British vessels could be included in the trade with Latin American ports.”
1940s
Ray Kurzweil says a British computer cracked the German code during World War II, which he credits with helping Britain win the Battle of Britain.
“the third one was the British computer, uh, which the Allies did take very seriously, and it cracked the Ger, the German code”
2023
Adam Selipsky was due to attend the UK government's AI Safety Summit in the week of the interview.
“Later this week, I will be in the in the UK at the, uh, AI Safety Summit”
2024
Steven Bartlett says riots in the UK were triggered by misinformation about the religion of a person who murdered young children.
“someone had murdered some young children and there was a confusion or a sort of a misinformation around that person's religion”
Undated
Matthew Walker says average nightly sleep in the UK is six hours forty-nine minutes and in Japan six hours twenty-two minutes, the worst of the three countries he compared.
“In the U. K, it's not much better, six hours and forty nine minutes. Japan was the worst, six hours and twenty two minutes.”
Industrial Revolution
Nadella cited that during the height of the Industrial Revolution the United Kingdom spent about 10% of its GDP building railroads.
“in the height of the industrial revolution, uh, in the United Kingdom, they spent 10% of their G D P building the railroads.”
Undated
Pentland says the UK government is interested in his sovereign wealth fund proposal because of its inequality problem.
“I was just I'm here in the UK, and that idea is really interesting to the government here.”
Undated
Kris Tokarzewski says Vitality holds about 12% of the UK market and competes with institutions that are centuries old.
“We've got about 12% market share and we compete against large institutions that have been in business for, like, hundreds of years.”
Undated
Ray Dalio said the United Kingdom has had a new prime minister in six of the last seven years.
“The UK has had, I think, 6 out of the last 7 years, there's been a new prime minister.”
Undated
Kisin said most countries hold about a year of diesel supply while the United Kingdom holds about two months.
“most countries have a lot of supply for, like, a year's worth, the U K has two months worth of diesel supply.”
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