Outsmart the System: How Psychology Hacks Your Money Decisions Ever feel like the financial world works against you? This...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Carbon Takeback: How We Will Stop Fossil Fuels from Causing Global Warming We have to stop fossil fuels from causing global warming...
How to get ahead in commerce: The sure-fire ways to make money One school of thought says that markets are just casinos...
Local or global? Network economics and the new economy Should we prefer the brittle resilience of a very nervous...
Fads and fashions: If they are so bad, why are they so rapidly rich? We all know that celebrities, sports stars, estate agents, banks...
Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...
Does society risk my life through safety? The perils of too much risk-aversion We would all like a riskless life, right? The Precautionary...