Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
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http://www.ted.com Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can't understand... Read more
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- -: Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
July 21, 2011 (almost 2 years ago)http://www.ted.com Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he ...
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- -: Charlie Rose - David Brooks (11/21/11)
November 22, 2011 (over 1 year ago)David Brooks of "The New York Times" on President Obama www.CharlieRose.com
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- -: TEDxZurich - Benedikt Germanier - Value driven living
October 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)As a strategist on Wall Street, I had to learn what it meant when people were purely money driven, thinking of nothing but how to make money. After the second year in Greenwich I got sick driving through the posh neighbourhood. When my boss called me up on the trading floor to offer me a pay rise...
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- -: President Pledges Help for Small Business, Condemns AIG Bonuses
March 16, 2009 (about 4 years ago)The President commits to helping small businesses through the economic recovery, and condemns the AIG bonuses recently reported as violating fundamental American principles, pledging to do all he can to ensure taxpayers do not have to pay for them. (this video is public domain)
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- -: Town Hall in Costa Mesa, CA
March 21, 2009 (about 4 years ago)The President held a town hall with local residents at the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA on March 18, 2009. He opened with remarks about his commitment to addressing the short-term economic crisis and confronting the long-term challenges that Washington, DC has ignored for t...
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- -: Weekly Address: Financial Reform to Protect Consumers
June 19, 2009 (almost 4 years ago)The President explains his plan to address one of the major causes of the current economic crisis -- the breakdown of oversight leading to widespread abuses in the financial world. The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency will have the sole job of looking out for the financial interests of o...
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- -: President Obama on the Anniversary of Lehman's Fall
September 15, 2009 (over 3 years ago)Note, this video gradually falls out of sync. View a correct version at http://www.vimeo.com/6584042. The President speaks in New York City on the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. He looks back at how we came back from the brink of depression, and looks forward at how we ...
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- -: Weekly Address: Progress in the Global Economy
September 18, 2009 (over 3 years ago)With the next G20 Summit approaching in Pittsburgh, the President goes over the progress in stemming a global economic crisis. He discusses the impact of the Recovery Act, and pledges that lobbyists for big Wall Street banks will not prevent real reform for the future, including a new Consumer F...
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- -: President Obama's Plan for Financial Regulatory Reform
October 9, 2009 (over 3 years ago)Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers talks the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and overall financial regulatory reform. (public domain)
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- -: Weekly Address: Learning from History to Reform Wall Street
December 12, 2009 (over 3 years ago)The President explains that while he continues to focus on jobs, it is also profoundly important to address the problems that created this economic mess in the first place. He commends the House of Representatives for passing reforms to our financial system, including a new Consumer Financial Pr...
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