Conversations tagged with: economics

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A PRIMER OF THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO FOLLOW THE FINANCIAL NEWS
By Jeremy Bernstein [12.1.10]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Finance, Economics
METAPHORS, MODELS & THEORIES
By Emanuel Derman [11.30.10]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Modeling, Economics
BREAKING THE CYCLE
A Conversation with Emanuel Derman [5.26.10]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Modeling, Economics, Financial Crisis
THE HARD PROBLEM
By Nassim Nicholas Taleb [5.16.10]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics, Probability
DOES TECHNOLOGY EVOLVE?
A Conversation with W. Brian Arthur [9.21.09]
TOPIC:  TECHNOLOGY
TAGS: Technology, Economics
ECONOMICS IS NOT NATURAL SCIENCE
By Douglas Rushkoff [8.11.09]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics
Contributor(s): George Dyson
THEORY OF GAMES AND ECONOMIC MISBEHAVIOR
By George Dyson [7.25.09]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Game Theory, Economics, Behavior, Behavioral Economics, Von Neumann
THE QUICK BUCK BECOMES QUICKER
By Heinz R Pagels [12.31.08]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics
Contributor(s): Joseph Traub, Jaron Lanier, Lee Smolin
CAN SCIENCE HELP SOLVE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS?
by Lee Smolin, Stuart A. Kauffman, Zoe-vonna Palmrose, Mike Brown [12.10.08]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics
Contributor(s): Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Douglas Rushkoff, Mike Brown, Larry Sanger, George Dyson, Emanuel Derman, Michael Shermer, Paul Romer, Tor Nørretranders, Eric R. Weinstein, Brian Knutson
REAL LIFE IS NOT A CASINO
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb [11.6.08]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics, Probability
Master Class 2008: The Irony of Poverty (Class 5)
A Talk By Sendhil Mullainathan [10.29.08]
TOPIC:  MIND
TAGS: Economics, Behavioral Economics, Poverty
Mentioned: George Dyson, W. Daniel Hillis, Jeff Bezos, Paul Romer, Richard H. Thaler, Daniel Kahneman, Anne Treisman, Salar Kamangar, Sean Parker
Master Class 2008: Two Big Things Happening in Psychology Today (Class 4)
A Talk By Daniel Kahneman [10.21.08]
TOPIC:  MIND
TAGS: Economics, Behavioral Economics, Poverty
Contributor(s): Nathan Myhrvold, Daniel Kahneman, Nathan Myhrvold, Daniel Kahneman, Nathan Myhrvold, Daniel Kahneman, Richard H. Thaler, Nathan Myhrvold, Daniel Kahneman, W. Daniel Hillis
Mentioned: W. Daniel Hillis, Jeff Bezos, Richard H. Thaler, Nathan Myhrvold, Sendhil Mullainathan, Elon Musk, Anne Treisman, Salar Kamangar, Sean Parker
Master Class 2008: The Psychology of Scarcity (Class 3)
A Talk By Sendhil Mullainathan [10.15.08]
TOPIC:  MIND
TAGS: Economics, Behavioral Economics, Poverty
Mentioned: George Dyson, W. Daniel Hillis, Jeff Bezos, Paul Romer, Richard H. Thaler, Daniel Kahneman, Nathan Myhrvold, Elon Musk, Sean Parker
WHAT'S NEXT?
by Frank Schirrmacher [10.14.08]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics, Economic Crisis
Mentioned: Jared Diamond
Master Class 2008: Improving Choices with Machine Readable Disclosure (Class 2)
A Talk By Richard H. Thaler, Sendhil Mullainathan [10.8.08]
TOPIC:  MIND
TAGS: Economics, Behavioral Economics, Poverty
Mentioned: W. Daniel Hillis, Jeff Bezos, Paul Romer, Daniel Kahneman, Nathan Myhrvold, Elon Musk, Salar Kamangar, Sean Parker
Master Class 2008: Liberatarian Paternalism: Why it is Impossible Not to Nudge (Class 1)
A Talk By Richard H. Thaler [9.30.08]
TOPIC:  MIND
TAGS: Economics, Behavioral Economics, Poverty
Mentioned: W. Daniel Hillis, Jeff Bezos, Daniel Kahneman, Nathan Myhrvold, Sendhil Mullainathan
ECONOMIC DIS-EQUILIBRIUM
George Dyson [9.24.08]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics, Economic Crisis
THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS
By Nassim Nicholas Taleb [9.14.08]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics, Economic Crisis, Statistics
Contributor(s): Jaron Lanier, George Dyson
THE OPIATES OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES
Nassim Nicholas Taleb [9.25.05]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Science, Religion, Economics
LEARNING TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb [4.17.04]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Randomness, Economics, Behavior
Contributor(s): Stewart Brand, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
HUBERT BURDA: GERMANY'S AGENT OF CHANGE
By Hubert Burda [10.3.00]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics, Globalization
THE SECOND GLOBALIZATION DEBATE
A Talk With Anthony Giddens [1.29.00]
TOPIC:  CULTURE
TAGS: Economics