Category Archives: Lectures

Weekend Lecture: Elon Musk’s Ted Talk

Posted on March 22, 2013 by macromon

One of our heroes.  Worth your time. Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a man with many plans. The founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX sits down with TED curator Chris Anderson to share details about his visionary projects, which include … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Keynes and the Crisis of Capitalism

Posted on March 15, 2013 by macromon

“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Michael Porter w/ Charlie Rose

Posted on March 8, 2013 by macromon

Excellent interview with Harvard B. School’s Michael Porter.  They hit a wide range of policy issues, including health care, immigration, trade, corporate tax policy, energy development, and the fiscal deficit.   Porter attempts to answer the central question: Can we [U.S.] … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: In Conversation with Daniel Kahneman

Posted on February 22, 2013 by macromon

We can never get enough of Daniel Kahneman. Published on Jun 7, 2012 Speaker(s): Professor Daniel Kahneman Discussant: Professor Paul Dolan Chair: Evan Davis Recorded on 1 June 2012 in Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street Daniel Kahneman is Eugene Higgins Professor … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Legacy of Benjamin Graham

Posted on February 8, 2013 by macromon

Legacy of Benjamin Graham: The Original Adjunct Professor. This film, brought to you by the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing, Columbia Business School, premiered on February 1, 2013 at the 16th Annual Columbia Student Investment Management Association conference. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Bend, Not Break – Ping Fu

Posted on February 1, 2013 by macromon

This is a great story! CEO of GeoMagic Ping Fu discusses her book – “Bend not Break: A Life in Two Worlds” with Google’s Chade-Meng Tan. *********************************************************** (click here if video is not observable)

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Weekend Lecture: Google’s Eric Schmidt

Posted on January 25, 2013 by macromon

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, is interviewed by Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist and editor-in-chief of “The World In…” publication, at The Economist’s World in 2013 Gala dinner on December 6th 2012. – EconomistMagazine (click here if … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Floored

Posted on January 18, 2013 by macromon

No lecture this weekend but a special treat courtesy of 4xreview. Step into the pit of the Chicago mercantile exchange with the full length movie Floored. (click here if video is not observable)

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Weekend Lecture: Demystifying the Chinese Economy

Posted on January 11, 2013 by macromon

London School of Economics Speaker: Professor Justin Lin Chair: Professor Danny Quah Recorded on 18 December 2012 in Old Theatre, Old Building. Justin Yifu Lin is the former World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Development Economics. In his … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Antifragility

Posted on January 4, 2013 by macromon

Short, sweet, and social for the millennials this weekend. Essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb on how we can benefit from disorder.    –  AlJazeeraEnglish (click here if video is not observable)

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