Yesterday

Trump Administration Eyes All Options to Cut Oil Prices Amid War

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. President Donald Trump’s war with Iran threatens to deal a severe blow to a global economy still grappling with the impact of his historic tariff hik ... Show More

29m 7s

Yesterday

Kalshi, Polymarket Diverge on Handling of Iran War Predictions

A few weeks ago, traders on the two major prediction market platforms, Kalshi and Polymarket, were furiously debating whether Cardi B’s dancing onstage at the Super Bowl constituted a “performance.” Now the sites’ traders—and some outside observers—are up in arms over the markets ... Show More

9m 33s

Mar 4

Shippers and Oil Traders Seek Details on Trump’s Convoy Plan

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Traders were on Wednesday awaiting further details of President Donald Trump’s plan to guarantee the free flow of energy shipments through the Persia ... Show More

43m 39s

Feb 2022

Student Loans, A Dumpster Fire: Part 1

Like a lot of you out there, Diversifying host Delyanne Barros used student loans to pull herself out of poverty – but she had to pay back a staggering amount: $150,000. Lately, she and her sister have been thinking about whether or not their loans were worth it — and how the Ame ... Show More

26m 18s

Apr 2019

#367: Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach

"You can systematize innovation even if you can't completely predict it." — Eric SchmidtEric Schmidt (<a href="https://twitter.com/ericschmidt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ericschmidt</a>) is Technical A ... Show More

1h 44m

Sep 2022

Forward Thinking on talent, state capacity, and being hopeful with Tyler Cowen

In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, Michael Chui talks to Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, who serves as chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. With col ... Show More

48m 4s

Sep 2018

Christof Koch: Consciousness

A conversation with Christof Koch as part of MIT course on Artificial General Intelligence. Video version is available on YouTube. He is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. From 1986 until 2013, he was a professor at Cal ... Show More

59m 37s

Jun 2022

The Top 5 College Financial Aid Mistakes & Why Billions Of Dollars Goes to Waste Each Year

This week we’ve been focusing on student loans, hopefully, you had a chance to listen to our jam-packed episode with Robert Farrington on the student loan debacle. In this episode, we’re diving deeper into navigating the college aid process and all things FAFSA with Stuart Siegel ... Show More

46m 17s

Jan 2022

The Scientists

Matt Chorley talks to Sir Mark Walport, Professor Linda Bauld and The Science Media Centre's Fiona Fox about going from anonymous scientists in front of a microscope to media sensations during a pandemic. PLUS: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester talk Operation Red Mea ... Show More

39m 46s

Dec 2020

#148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education

Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish ... Show More

2h 3m

Jul 2021

Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch || Dear Therapists

Today it’s great to chat with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch on the podcast. Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which has sold over a million copies and is currently being adapted as a television series. In a ... Show More

57m 2s

UCLA Gets $25 Million From ‘Big Bang’ Ch...