TED Talks
TED: Bridges should be beautiful | Ian Firth
Bridges need to be functional, safe and durable, but they should also be elegant and beautiful, says structural engineer Ian Firth. In this mesmerizing tour of bridges old and new, Firth explores the potential for innovation and variety...
TED Talks
TED: A new understanding of human history and the roots of inequality | David Wengrow
What if the commonly accepted narratives about the foundation of civilization are all wrong? Drawing on groundbreaking research, archaeologist David Wengrow challenges traditional thinking about the social evolution of humanity -- from...
Curated Video
The Impact of Technology on Businesses: E-Commerce, Digital Communication, Social Media, and Payment Systems.
In this video, the speaker explains the ways in which technology has influenced and continues to influence businesses. They cover the evolution of technology over recent decades, including the impact of the internet, PCs, smartphones,...
Curated Video
Threats and Opportunities of Technological Change
This video provides an overview of the impact of technological advancements on businesses and their strategies. The presenter discusses the changing nature of technology through the decades, from the development of the internet to the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Government as Entrepreneur
Mariana Mazzucato argues that the idea that entrepreneurship is confined to the private sector is wrong. In fact, while often considered "inefficient," the state is among the shrewdest investors in innovation—and deserves its fair share...
Curated Video
Why New Business Ideas Come About: The Pressures That Force Them
This video is a lecture presentation that discusses why new business ideas come about. The speaker talks about the importance of businesses reacting to changes, including changes in consumer tastes and preferences, technological...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
College Now
Why are we creating an education shortage? The value of going to college and learning critical thinking skills is on the rise, but access is shrinking. Professor David Deming warns that if we don't put some serious work into fixing these...
The Wall Street Journal
Future Of: Work | Davos
Matt Murray, Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal in conversation with Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft.
Curated Video
Adapting to External Influences: How Businesses Respond to Change
This video is a lecture presentation on external influences and how they impact businesses. The presenter discusses the different forms of external change, including technological change, legislative change, and economic change, and how...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why We Need to Think of AI as a Platform
Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be a job killer—if we use it right People often think of job-killing robots when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). But MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says that we can also use AI as a...
Curated Video
Technological Change: Invention, Innovation, and Market Incentives
The video is a lecture about the topic of technological change, specifically focusing on the difference between invention and innovation and how they relate to firms and markets. The lecturer discusses the positive effects of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Karine van der Beek - Human Capital in the Industrial Revolution
Did the industrial revolution increase the relative demand for skilled labor, or decrease it?
So far, answers to this question largely have been based on conjecture. But for the first time a unique and comprehensive set of evidence of...
Bloomberg
Robust Jobs Number
Cecilia Rouse, Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair weighs in on US wages which rose at a faster-than-expected clip and is consistent with strong labor demand.
Bloomberg
This Has Been an Economic Cycle on Speed, Says Fidelity's Richards
Aug.19 -- Fidelity International CEO Anne Richards talks about the speed of the economic cycle and what the risk to markets is. She's on "Bloomberg Surveillance: Early Edition."
Bloomberg
75% of U.S. CEOs Eye M&A Activity in 2017: Ernst & Young
Oct. 17 -- Steve Krouskos, global vice chair - transaction advisory services at Ernst & Young, discusses his firms latest survey on the M&A expectations of CEOs and CFOs in 2017. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jeff McCracken on "Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
Blanchard: European Banks Not Fragile, but Complicated
March 10 -- Olivier Blanchard, senior fellow at Peterson Institute and former IMF chief economist, discusses the state of European banks and quantitative easing efforts by the European Central Bank. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
The Progressive Case for Free Trade
Mar.11 -- Kimberly Clausing, Reed College professor of economics, makes the progressive case for free trade. She speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Romaine Bostick and Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Markets: What'd You Miss?"
Other
Educational Cyberground: Trends in Computing
Are you looking for some random facts, survey results and quotes about technology in the future? Then you have come to the right place. This site contains links to many surveys with predictions about the future of technology