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Kabir Sehgal
Author, “Coined: The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us”
Kabir Sehgal was a vice president in emerging market equities at J. P. Morgan in New York. He serves as an officer in the United States Navy Reserve, served as a speechwriter on a presidential campaign, and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the New York Times bestselling author of books including Coined, Walk in My Shoes (with Andrew Young), A Bucket of Blessings, and Jazzocracy. A Grammy-winning producer who has performed with Grammy-winning musicians as a jazz bassist, he co-founded an arts organization which merged with the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance. Sehgal is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics.
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Just the thought of money causes your brain to react in ways similar to being high on cocaine.
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What do the sacred scriptures of various religions say about money? How has it evolved as a means of social control since the days of Ancient Mesopotamia? Bestselling author Kabir Sehgal talks big chunks of history and even bigger chunks of change.
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Tipping is complicated. In some countries, tipping too much is a grave insult. In others, it's a sign of wealth. And in the US, how much you tip depends entirely on your mood at the time.
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Author Kabir Sehgal discusses several reasons why Wall Street investors make irrational decisions that lead to market instability.
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Best-selling author Kabir Sehgal explores the future of money during the age of space tourism and explains why it's better to pay attention to predictions of science-fiction than those of economists.