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Michael Lewis Talks With Conan [H/T ValueWalk] (LINK)

A (slightly) more nuanced Bill Gates offers vision of higher education (LINK)

The New Yorker Web Site is Entirely Free This Summer (Until It Goes Behind a Paywall This Fall) (LINK)

Clair Patterson, one of the greatest scientists few have ever heard of (LINK)
That Cosmos episode also discussed the marketing tactics of those involved in the lead industry, which may have been even more egregious than those used by the cigarette industry decades later. For a few more interesting ad campaigns from history, see THIS.





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Baidu CEO Robin Li interviews Bill Gates and Elon Musk at the Boao Forum, March 29 2015 (video...but not the best audio) (LINK) Morgan Housel interviews Michael Lewis [H/T Abnormal Returns] (LINK) 'Great Debate': Realist Bogle vs optimist Grant...

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Michael Lewis Reflects on Flash Boys, one year later (LINK) The Long, Slow Death of Cable Just Reached a Tipping Point [H/T Matt] (LINK) Macau’s Economy Shrinks 17.2% After Casino Revenues Fall (LINK) Five Good Questions for Barbara Muller, co-author...

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Wired talks to Bill Gates about his letter, and other things (LINK) [Gates had extremely high praise for the book On Immunity: An Inoculation.] Bill Gates on Bloomberg TV (video) (LINK) Lagarde, Cohn, Summers, Botin, Dalio on Bloomberg Panel (video)...

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Paul Craven TEDx Talk: "The Mind, Markets and Magic" [H/T ValueWalk] (LINK) US railways: Back on track [H/T Will] (LINK) Is T.J. Maxx the best retail store in the land? (LINK) Andrew Smithers: The fallacy of the Fed model (LINK) Google's New Moonshot...

- Michael Lewis In Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell At Live Talks Los Angeles
Video from a Live Talks Los Angeles event with Michael Lewis in conversation with Malcolm Gladwell held on April 10, 2014. The occasion was the release of Michael Lewis' book, "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt." Link to video ............... Related...



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