Gillian Tett

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242 appearances 5 recordings 3 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 20 Jul

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And they hope that their ultra high IQs will crack the code of the markets and enable them to make loads and loads of money.

What they really want are high achievers, people who are in the top 1% of the 1% of the population.

But there's a really interesting question.

Does being a brainiac actually make you a good investor or not?

And yes, these are all white Western men, mostly middle-aged men.

We know that.

But that's because history tends to be written by white men.

And these are the people that we actually have the historical records for.

And as a result, we've got data on their investment returns that we actually go through.

Let's hope in 500 years time, we can do the same for women as well.

Well, I think technically, Robin, you're his boss, aren't you?

It's an intellectual collective.

But anyway, great to have you both here in your intellectually collective way.

And let's crack on with the show on the story of money with me, Gillian Tett.

He was also at Trinity College in Cambridge, which is just next door to where I'm recording this, at King's College.

I'm provost at King's College, and I'm delighted to say that Isaac Newton tried to become provost all those centuries ago and got turned down.

So I had the job that Isaac Newton couldn't get.

Hardly.

In those days, you had to be a priest and they've changed the rules since then.

You wouldn't have a woman in the role either.

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