Tag Archives: economics
Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index – Nic Marks
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index,… Read more
Sheryl WuDunn: Our century's greatest injustice – Sheryl WuDunn
Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will… Read more
Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours – Laurie Santos
Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the… Read more
Sheena Iyengar on the art of choosing – Sheena Iyengar
Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At Global, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound… Read more
Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile – Chip Conley
When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of… Read more
Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy? – Stewart Brand
Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion… Read more
Rory Sutherland: Sweat the small stuff – Rory Sutherland
It may seem that big problems require big solutions, but ad man Rory Sutherland says many flashy, expensive fixes are just obscuring better, simpler answers. To illustrate, he uses behavioral… Read more
Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers – Brian Cox
In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs — from space probes to the LHC — are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for… Read more
Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean – Enric Sala
Enric Sala shares glorious images — and surprising insights and data — from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of… Read more
Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty – Esther Duflo
Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid's impact raises questions about how to provide it. But Clark Medal-winner Esther Duflo says it's possible to… Read more
