Institute for New Economic Thinking
Doyne Farmer - Macroeconomics From the Bottom Up
In 2006, the Fed asked its macroeconometric model what would happen if house prices dropped by 20%. The model projected the past into the future and said: "Not much." Well, the financial crisis proved it wrong. Meanwhile, DSGE models,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Giovanni Dosi -- The Survival of the Riskiest
Financial fragility does not fall from the sky. That's why treating risk as if it comes from exogenous shocks can't capture the reality of financial markets. In Giovanni Dosi's models, systemic risk is inherent to the financial system...
Curated Video
Evaluate the accuracy of an artificial intelligence system : Assessing the Accuracy of a Classification Model
From the section: Logistic Regression. Learn about Logistic Regression here. Logistic Regression: Assessing the Accuracy of a Classification Model
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Multiplying Fractions by Fractions Using Area Models
In this video, the teacher explains how to multiply fractions by fractions using area models. They demonstrate the concept by using examples and visuals, making it easier for students to understand.
Psychology Unlocked
Why is your first relationship so important? Internal Working Models - Psychology Revision Video
This video is the eighth installment of our Psychology Revision Series to prepare you for your exams with exactly the right information that you need to know.
Curated Video
The Evolution of Complex Organs
In this video students will learn that evolutionists always had a difficult time explaining how the eye evolved because of its complexity. Using real world examples and diagrams, viewers will learn the various stages of the eye’s...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Economics Failed [George Soros]
George Soros explains why there is no mathematical equation that can define humanity. He discusses his theory of reflexivity and how the discipline has gone astray.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Satyajit Das: The Cultural Transformation of the World of Finance (6/6)
In the early stages of the crisis, policymakers were terrified and therefore willing to cooperate. Now, fear is gone and national interests dominate. But it takes consensus to tackle the pressing issues of our time: the environment,...
Curated Video
Design a computer system using tree search and reinforcement learning algorithms : Creating an Agent to Solve the MAB Problem Using Python and Tensorflow
From the section: The Multi-Armed Bandit. In this section, we will learn about the basics and look at one of the most foundational concepts in Reinforcement Learning – The Multi-Armed Bandit We construct a model of a MAB environment from...
Science360
Engineering a more efficient way to diagnose prostate cancer - Science Nation
To diagnose prostate cancer, urologists, such as John Wei, and pathologists, such as Scott Tomlins, at the University of Michigan Health System, use biomarkers, which are biochemical signatures in blood, urine and tissue that suggest the...
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Evaluate the impact of an AI application used in the real world. (case study) : Working with X-Ray images: Case Study - Part 6
From the section: CNN-Industry Live Project: Find Medical Abnormalities and Save Life. This section includes a CNN-Industry live project on working with X-Ray images. CNN-Industry Live Project: Find Medical Abnormalities and Save Life:...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sheila Dow - Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 3: What Kind of Theory to Guide Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Stephen Kinsella -- Irish Crisis Demands New Economic Thinking
Most "state of the art" macro models trivialize financial flows and largely neglect the interaction between finance and industry. That is why they failed at predicting and illuminating the collapse of the Irish economy. Stephen Kinsella...
The Wall Street Journal
Paging Dr. Machine
Will artificial intelligence and machine learning reshape the way diagnostics and other medicine are conducted?
Science360
Modeling our future climate
Discover how data from the ice core record are used to help scientists predict the future of our climate
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Perceiving Brain - Mysteries of the Brain
Sabine Kastner, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University, is studying how the brain determines what information is most important in everyday scenes. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, Kastner is able...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Mark Thoma - Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors
Inaugural Conference @ King's, Session 3.What Kind of Theory to Guide Reform and Restructuring of the Financial and Non-Financial Sectors?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: Consistency and Rigor (1/5)
In part one of this INET interview, John Kay suggests that consistency and rigor have become the requirements of modern economics. However, these requirements have forced economists to use only deductive reasoning to remain the pretense...
Curated Video
How to Create a Dataset for Machine Learning
This video explains the importance of data collection, cleaning, and labeling in creating effective AI systems. It covers various methods of data collection, ways to clean and augment data, and the subjective and labor-intensive process...
de Dicto
Machine Learning Systems Design with Sara Hooker: The future of Machine Learning
Is Sara Hooker concerned about the short term implications of ML models, AI in general or the risks of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and the skynet idea and it having drastic consequences for human survival? Machine Learning...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Let’s Talk About Climate Change, with Gavin Schmidt
What’s the difference between climate and weather? How does NASA monitor changing sea levels, melting glaciers, and other effects of climate change? Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s acting senior climate advisor, explains how rising temperatures...
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Fostering Coastal Sustainability: NSF’s Coastal SEES Awards
NSF’s Coastal SEES, or sustainability awards, are leading to new pathways to sustainability along U.S.'s coasts. Learn about these awards with Debbie Bronk, Director, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Why are bat viruses so deadly?
Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly? It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks in recent years — SARS, MERS, Ebola, Marburg and likely the newly arrived COVID-19 — originated in...