- -: Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys?
August 5, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, "Why are boys struggling?" He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons -- and he asks for your help! Watch his talk, then take his short 10-question survey: http://...
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- -: TEDxZurich - Tobias Preis - Bubble Trouble
October 18, 2011 (over 12 years ago)When a stock market rises unsustainably, it can create a financial bubble that sooner or later will burst. Dr. Tobias Preis explains whether concepts from physics can be used to create a law describing exactly how such crashes occur. Tobias Preis, Physicist & Complex Systems Scientist Dr. Tobias...
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- -: Using Statistics to Search and Annotate Pictures
October 9, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Google Tech Talks September 25, 2006 Nuno Vasconcelos is an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of California, San Diego, where he heads the Statistical Visual Computing Laboratory. Before joining UCSD, he was a member of the research staff...
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- -: Engineering Data Analysis (with R and ggplot2)
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Google Tech Talk (more info below) June 6, 2011 Presented by Hadley Wickham, Assistant Professor, Dobelman Family Junior Chair, Department of Statistics, Rice University. ABSTRACT Data analysis, the process of converting data into knowledge, insight and understanding, is a critical part of sta...
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- -: Nassim Nicholas Taleb - What is a "Black Swan?"
March 24, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/04/Future_Has_Always_Been_Crazier_Than_We_Thought Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses the central theme of his bestselling book, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable." ----- The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought with Nas...
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- -: Where the GOP is Losing - Daron Shaw
November 2, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/21/Morris_Fiorina_Daron_Shaw_The_Road_to_and_from_2008 Political scientist Daron Shaw examines demographics where Democrats have been outperforming Republicans in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, and warns that Republicans' particularly weak performa...
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- -: Will Wikipedia Replace Science Journals? - Jimmy Wales
August 4, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/28/Making_the_Web_Work_for_Science "Science is a conversation...about the facts of reality," says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. In contrast to the top-down "old models of thinking," Wales believes science is a natural fit for the participatory style of ...
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- -: Childhood Education a Good Investment - Marian Wright Edelman
August 31, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/01/Marian_Wright_Edelman_The_Cradle_to_Prison_Pipeline Marian Wright Edelman, President and Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, argues that in addition to the moral motivations for keeping children in school, there are financial reasons as well. She ...
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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 Road Ahead: Unemployment, Poverty and the Recession
September 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/CAPITAL_Lawrence_Mishel_on_What_the_Economy_Needs_Now Lawrence Mishel, President of the Economic Policy Institute predicts that, because of the recession, "over a third of the people are going to be unemployed or underemployed at some point in 2010." ...
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