- -: The Paulson Plan's Trust Problem - Robert Reich
October 1, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/24/Reich_on_the_Blunders_of_Ben_Bernanke_and_Henry_Paulson Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and U.C. - Berkeley Professor of Public Policy, examines what he describes as a "trust" problem surrounding the Treasury Department's bailout plan. -...
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- -: The X Prize: Innovation Through Competition
December 13, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/12/Peter_Diamandis-Long-Term_X_Prizes Peter Diamandis explains the ideas behind his X PRIZE Foundation, an organization designed to inspire scientific and technological breakthroughs by hosting high-profile, high-payoff competitions. ----- Peter Diaman...
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- -: Why Teach For America Works - Michelle Rhee
August 19, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/05/Transforming_the_System_An_Interview_with_Michelle_Rhee Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, shares some prominent moments in Teach For America and how they have affected her reform ideals. She describes her personal experience discoverin...
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- -: Financial Risk: The Dangers of a 'Sure Thing'
September 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/15/Max_Barry_on_Risk Satirical author Max Barry discusses a hypothetical game where players risk losing $10 to earn $10.10, which he explains is actually a losing proposition. He argues that making those kinds of investments are what led to the recent fi...
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- -: The Secret to Investing? Outwit Your Brain - Jonah Lehrer
January 13, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/05/Jonah_Lehrer_How_We_Decide Author Jonah Lehrer explains how an emotional tendency towards loss aversion can negatively influence a person's decisions. Drawing from an analysis of stock portfolios, Lehrer warns that "unless you know about loss aversion...
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- -: Nouriel Roubini: Managing Risk to Revive the Market
June 8, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/05/13/Nouriel_Roubini_A_Crash_Course_in_the_Future_of_Finance Economist Nouriel Roubini argues that in addition to financial regulation, fixing the economy will require restructuring incentive plans for bankers and traders. He suggests that those in the ban...
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- -: Biotech Disaster by 2020? Martin Rees Weighs the Risks
September 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_Cosmos Long Now Foundation president Stewart Brand interviews cosmologist Martin Rees about his 2002 Long Bets prediction that "by 2020 a biological catastrophe (either bioterror or bioerror) will lead to one million ca...
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- -: How the Gulf Oil Spill Became History's Worst
December 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/09/Ecosystem_Impact_of_the_Deepwater_Horizon_Disaster Cal Academy's Peter Roopnarine compares how the original spill estimates from the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the actual totals from the oil spill stack up against other large spills. According to ...
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- -: How Can NASA Innovate?
May 4, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation Dr. Charles Camarda, senior advisor for innovation at NASA, explains the challenges of fostering new ideas in an organization where even small mistakes can lead to disaster. "You have to have this environment where you...
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- -: Roubini: US Can't Afford Another Financial Crisis
July 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_business_finance NYU economics professor Nouriel Roubini warns the United States economy can't handle another financial crisis, which he says is avoidable with the right regulations in place. "The last three U.S. recessions have been caused by asset b...
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