Alvin E. Roth, Nobel Laureate in Economics: "Who Gets What — and Why" | ...

source: Talks at Google       2015年8月18日
In conversation with Google's Hal Varian, Professor Alvin E. Roth will discuss market design and his new book. If you’ve ever sought a job or hired someone, applied to college or guided your child into a good kindergarten, asked someone out on a date or been asked out, you’ve participated in a kind of market. Most of the study of economics deals with commodity markets, where the price of a good connects sellers and buyers. But what about other kinds of “goods,” like a spot in the Yale freshman class or a position at Google? This is the territory of matching markets, where “sellers” and “buyers” must choose each other, and price isn’t the only factor determining who gets what.

Stana Katic: "ATP: Where do you want to go today?" Interview | Talks at ...

source: Talks at Google       2015年8月28日
Stana Katic joins Brendon Harrington at Google for a discussion about the Alternate Transportation Project. This is the interview portion.
Stana Katic, a well-known film & TV actress, currently starring the TV series CASTLE, is a strong advocate for the environment. Having lived in major cities around the world where alternative travel is the norm, Ms. Katic found limited options within Los Angeles to navigate the city without a car. Rather than accept a car-centric fate, Stana dedicated her time to discovering more environmentally sustainable ways to traverse the city. Hoping to share her experiences and discover how alternative travel was accomplished across the world, Stana created the Alternative Travel Project in 2010. Katic came to Google June 22, 2015 to talk about ATP.
Brendon Harrington is Google's Transportation Manager.

Felicia Day: "You're Never Weird On The Internet (Almost): A Memoir" | T...

source: Talks at Google      2015年8月24日
Queen of the Geeks, writer and star of The Guild and founder of Geek & Sundry, Felicia Day, came by Google NYC to talk about her first book "You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir."
About the book (complete info found at https://goo.gl/oZ3XIs):
From online entertainment mogul, actress, and “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day comes a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet-stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success in Hollywood.
The Internet isn’t all cat videos. There’s also Felicia Day—violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world…or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet geeks and Goodreads book clubs.
Moderated by Alan Seales.

Matthew Taylor on the Human Welfare Economy

source: The RSA      2015年8月11日
In his annual RSA Chief Executive’s lecture, Matthew Taylor asks: what economy do we want? Should we look again at radical ideas for reform? And how might new forms of engagement help us think and act more boldly? Watch the full replay: https://youtu.be/E9R3eV-UPLU
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In this excerpt from the event ' The Human Welfare Economy' Matthew Taylor proposes five design principles for a resilient human welfare economy.
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