Money and Finance
- Ted Talk - Dan Ariely: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
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- Ted Talk - Kevin Slavin: How Algorithms Shape Our World
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- John Mauldin: The Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
As I mentioned last Monday night in my Outside the Box, I did not make it to Turks and Caicos, but did end up in Baton Rouge for a special seminar on the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill. I have both good news (or maybe more like less-bad news) and bad...
- Oak Value Fund: Investment Adviser’s Review – First Quarter 2009
Recent Purchases Becton, Dickinson & Co. – Becton, Dickinson is a global medical technology company that is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancers and advancing drug discovery. The company...
- International Business Machines (ibm) Dividend Stock Analysis
I'm finally getting back to posting some stock analyses. For some reason I just didn't have the motivation, I'm not sure if it was a bit of a burn out but I think it was mainly just due to laziness. I don't mind compiling the data...
Money and Finance
TED Talk: Juan Enriquez and Ray Kurzweil on Brains, Tattoos, and the Quest for Immortality
TEDx Silicon Alley took place a few days ago in New York City, and the theme, “Rise of the Machines,” was centered around the convergence of technology and humanity. Ray Kurzweil, who is one of the most widely known and respected futurists in the areas of artificial intelligence and medical technology (as well as an inventor and co-founder of Singularity University), along with Juan Enriquez, a leading authority in everything life sciences, were the keynote speakers.
Here’s video of each of their talks, followed by a stimulating discussion with both of the speakers. It’s longer than your average TED talk because it’s really a three-in-one, but it’s an extremely fascinating look at where the advancement of medical technology and computing might take us:
- Ted Talk - Dan Ariely: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
Link ...
- Ted Talk - Kevin Slavin: How Algorithms Shape Our World
Link ...
- John Mauldin: The Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
As I mentioned last Monday night in my Outside the Box, I did not make it to Turks and Caicos, but did end up in Baton Rouge for a special seminar on the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill. I have both good news (or maybe more like less-bad news) and bad...
- Oak Value Fund: Investment Adviser’s Review – First Quarter 2009
Recent Purchases Becton, Dickinson & Co. – Becton, Dickinson is a global medical technology company that is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancers and advancing drug discovery. The company...
- International Business Machines (ibm) Dividend Stock Analysis
I'm finally getting back to posting some stock analyses. For some reason I just didn't have the motivation, I'm not sure if it was a bit of a burn out but I think it was mainly just due to laziness. I don't mind compiling the data...