Europe

11 statements across 11 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 11 people on the record · first statement Jul 2, 2017 by Marc Garneau · said 163 times in 75 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Everything said about Europe, oldest first

Jul 2, 2017 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Garneau: Canada will align transportation technologies with the US over Europe
“I think that every, Europe has its own solutions based on, on its geography and its densities. I think we will probably have some similarities, but I think we'll probably be more like the United States, because we do interact with them a huge amount, and we ha…”
Marc Garneau Jul 2, 2017 ▶ 39:49 #20 Marc Garneau: The Future of Transportation
Nov 30, 2017
Assertion Partly supported
Sugar Historically Entered Europe as a Medicinal Painkiller, Not a Food
“Sugar's always been considered a painkiller, and actually entered Europe in the 1314 century, or 12th post-Crusades, more as a medicinal, and perceived as having medicinal uses, than as a food or a spice.”
Gary Taubes Nov 30, 2017 ▶ 30:55 #25 Gary Taubes: Is Sugar Slowly Killing Us
Dec 26, 2018 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Robinson: US Tech Giants Own User Data Unlike European Frameworks
“In the United States, You don't own your data. Google does, or Facebook. It's their corporate data. But in Europe, the individual owns his or her data.”
Adam Robinson Dec 26, 2018 ▶ 18:56 #48 Adam Robinson: Winning at the Great Game (Part 2)
May 14, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
The New York Times Increased Revenue by Dropping Behavioral Ads in Europe
“Like after GDPR in Europe, the New York Times Decided to ditch all the behavioral advertising and put up contextual advertising only and they increased revenue.”
Gabriel Weinberg May 14, 2019 ▶ 25:18 Gabriel Weinberg: Practical Steps to Safeguard Your Data and Identity Online
Jul 21, 2020 neutral
Disclosure
After selling CD Baby, Sivers planned to change his name and disappear
“My plan was to legally change my name and disappear into Europe and be an open source programmer.”
Derek Sivers Jul 21, 2020 ▶ 1:11:56 #88 Derek Sivers: Innovation Versus Imitation
Sep 6, 2022
Assertion Supported
Tversky: Cognitive mapping errors make people think Philadelphia is north of Rome
“People think that Philadelphia is, is north of Rome. When it's actually south of Rome, and it seems to be because people line up Europe and North America, and Europe is actually farther north than North America, and anyone who goes to Europe at this time of ye…”
Barbara Tversky Sep 6, 2022 ▶ 1:36:47 Barbara Tversky: Action Shapes Thought
Nov 15, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
The European energy crisis sparked by Russia may solve climate change
“Europe's dependence on Russia for natural gas pipelines plus the act of aggression by Russia may actually cause climate change to be solved, which is, like, an unbelievable story when you're looking at this.”
Tobi Lütke Nov 15, 2022 ▶ 1:34:57 Tobi Lütke: Calm Progress
Apr 4, 2023 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Karp: European wheat has lower gluten and is less inflammatory than US wheat
“So in Europe, the glyphosate's banned, and the gluten levels are much lower, and the strains of wheat that they typically use Are typically a lot less inflammatory than the ones that they use over here.”
Jason Karp Apr 4, 2023 ▶ 1:02:46 Jason Karp: Live A Healthier Life
Dec 27, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Poilievre: Natural gas fetches 4x domestic price in Asia and Europe
“We just have to get it to coast, liquefy it, put it on ships, send it over to Asia and Europe, where it goes for four times the price that it, that we pay for it here.”
Pierre Poilievre Dec 27, 2025 ▶ 22:54 Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability
Jan 20, 2026
What-if
Housel: America's Non-Fascist Great Depression Recovery Was a Top 10% Tail Outcome
“The outcome that we, that actually happened was like a top 10% outcome. It easily could have, if not should have, turned out as it did in much of Europe, where after the Great Depression, the people's response was like, maybe we should give fascism a try. Mayb…”
Morgan Housel Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 1:10:26 Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
Feb 17, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tangen: Americans factually work much harder than Europeans
“And then of course you work much harder in America. I mean, that's just not something I think. It's just like the facts. You got less holiday and so on.”
Nicolai Tangen Feb 17, 2026 ▶ 10:37 The $2 Trillion Mind | Nicolai Tangen
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