Clinical Trials: One of the most important medical inventions in the last 100 years

source: Oxford BRC    2016年7月14日
Professor Sallie Lamb, Co-Director of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit at the University of Oxford, talks about the history of clinical trials, and explains important concepts such as randomisation, masking and minimisation of bias. Professor Lamb describes how trials have progressed the management of nearly all medical conditions, and what challenges remain. She discusses the range of ethical dilemmas raised by clinical trials, and the difficulties of operationalising large experiments involving many hundreds and sometimes thousands of people.

Science on Saturdays at Yale - David Post - Wildebeests, Hippos, Alewives, and Isotopes

source: Yale University    2016年5月4日
Professor David Post (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) gives his talk, Wildebeests, Hippos, Alewives, and Isotopes, at Yale Science on Saturdays.

The Psychology of Con Artists, and How to Avoid Them | Maria Konnikova

source: Big Think    2016年7月27日
Psychologist and writer Maria Konnikova on how to out-smart a con artist. Konnikova's latest book is "The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time" (http://goo.gl/OHga3u).
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Thornton O'Glove: "Quality of Earnings" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google    2016年7月8日
In this talk, Thornton covers a wide range of investing topics, including the art of financial deviation analysis, the least complex and best way to invest in the stock market on a long-term basis, and an independent prediction about Berkshire Hathaway's future and the bonanza that awaits its shareholders.
Thornton O’Glove is the author of “Quality of Earnings: The Investor's Guide to How Much Money a Company Is Really Making.” His work is amongst the “must reads” by industry icons including Tom Gardener of the Motley Fool, and on Kuppy’s Book List as one of the top financial accounting books of all time. Thornton holds an MBA from Haas Business School at UC Berkeley. An investor from the age of 18, he went on to work as an analyst for some of the top investment firms in New York and became the President of the Reporting Research Corporation, who publish the Quality of Earnings Report. His work continues to influence students of finance and professionals around the world. Thornton is also an occasional commentator for the Motley Fool Blog Network and Barron's Weekly.

Cass R. Sunstein: "The World According to Star Wars" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google    2016年7月28日
Cass R. Sunstein, the Harvard legal scholar, former White House advisor, and co-author of “Nudge”, explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, and redemption. As it turns out, Lucas’s galaxy also has a lot to teach us about constitutional law, economics, and political uprisings in our own. Ultimately, Sunstein argues, Star Wars is about the freedom of choice and our never-ending ability to make the right decision when the chips are down.
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Making the Nation Habitable: An Argument with Illustrations from South Asia

source: Harvard University    2016年6月3日
Introducer
Sunil Amrith
Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies Professor of History, Harvard University

Speaker
Shahid Amin
D.D. Kosambi Visiting Research Professor, Goa University

Wesley Cecil: Simone de Beauvoir Her Life and Philosophy

source: Wes Cecil    2012年9月1日
A lecture delivered at Peninsula College on the Life and Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir by Wesley Cecil, Ph.D. Part of the Modern Philosophers lecture series.
For information on upcoming lectures, essays, and books by Wesley Cecil Ph.D. go tohttp://www.facebook.com/HumaneArts