- -: Why Our Chimp-Like Brains Lose Money on the Stock Market
October 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Barry Ritholtz, author of Bailout Nation, describes one human tendency that can hinder successful stock trading: our preference for stories over data. When an analyst or CEO tells a convincing anecdote, he explains, stockho...
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- -: Financial Blogging: Attack an Issue and Create a Brand
October 31, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Henry Blodget, editor and CEO of The Business Insider, and Howard Lindzon, co-founder and CEO of StockTwits, share advice about how to stand out in the sea of social media. "Speaking from the heart, attacking an issue," adv...
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Robert Menzies: Is Inflation a Bogey?
September 11, 1942 (over 81 years ago)Former Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies explains the dangers of inflations.
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Nelson Mandela: Address at the Economic Community of West African States
October 30, 1998 (over 25 years ago)In this speech, Nelson Mandela addresses the Meeting of Heads of State of ECOWAS. He talks about the sharing of ideas on challenges faced by both Western and Southern regions of Africa. He also talks about the conflict problems in the African continent, he stresses that the greatest weapon they c...
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Gerald Ford: 'Whip Inflation Now' Speech
October 8, 1974 (over 49 years ago)President Ford's speech on inflation encompasses the nation's food, energy and spending issues that are targeted to eliminate wasteful results and add up to the revenue of the nation.
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Lisa Margonelli: The Political Chemistry of Oil
June 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Lisa Margonelli talks about the chemistry, economics and politics of oil together with the environmental implications of this most sought-after fossil fuel.
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Paul Collier: The "Bottom Billion"
March 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Paul Collier shows the different huge opportunities to help out the countries at the bottom billion.
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Yochai Benkler: The New Open-Source Economics
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Yochai Benkler shares the benefits of having open-source systems as a means for lower costs and more efficient outcomes.
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Laurie Santos: A Monkey Economy as Irrational as Ours
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Laurie Santos uses monkeys to imitate human markets to determine if humans really have an innate ability to make the same mistakes or humans simply get distracted by complications and technologies.
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Loretta Napoleoni: The Intricate Economics of Terrorism
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)In this talk, Macroeconomist Loretta Napoleoni tells us about the Economics of Terrorism. She gives us a background of what terrorist oraganizations were like and what prompted her to start this investigation. She shares with us her findings and it hits home closer than you might think.
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