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Benjamin Polak: Auctions and the Winner’s Curse

Michael — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:40:57 +0000

This is the last lecture of the game theory lecture series by Benjamin Polak at Yale. The topic for this lecture is auctions.

(Even though it is the last one, you can easily understand it without watching the entire series.)

Michael — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:56:07 +0000

This is a speech given by Aldous Huxley on March 20, 1962 at UC Berkeley.

Michael — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:43:55 +0000

Anthony Weiner’s enraged speech on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.

Michael — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:43:43 +0000

Al Franken talks about net neutrality at the 2010 Netroots conference. The good part starts at about 20:00.

Michael — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:27:26 +0000

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells stories at TED about Abraham Lincoln, Lyndon Johnson and her father.

Michael — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:35:45 +0000

In this TED@Cannes talk, ‘statistics broadcaster’ Hans Rosling goes analog. And once again, it’s an amazing talk.

Michael — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:37:23 +0000

This “Story Of Stuff Project” presentation focuses on bottled water.

Michael — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:35:34 +0000

This Yale lecture by Benjamin Polak gives you a basic idea in Plain English about Game Theory.

Michael — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:31:16 +0000

Joe Biden comments on Joe Barton’s “apology to BP.

Michael — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:17:36 +0000

This year, Michael Sandel brought the debate to TED.