How the Digital Revolution Upended Journalism - Charles Whitaker, Hayek Lecture Series
Explore the digital revolution's impact on journalism, democracy, and society. Whitaker examines the democratization of content, echo chambers, local news decline, and potential solutions for the future.
Free Market Liberalism Is Humane - Deirdre McCloskey, Hayek Lecture Series
Economist Deirdre McCloskey explores free market liberalism's humane aspects, challenging conventional views on economics, ethics, and societal progress through historical and ideational perspectives.
Illiberal Reformers - Thomas Leonard, Hayek Lecture Series
Explores economic progressives' role in creating the regulatory welfare state, revealing their paradoxical advocacy for uplift and exclusion, influenced by Darwinism, racial science, and eugenics.
The End of Socialism - James Otteson, Hayek Lecture Series
Spirited defense of capitalism, addressing moral concerns of socialism. Explores economic freedom, human prosperity, and the trade-off between reducing inequality and alleviating poverty.
The Burden of Democracy - India After 65 Years
Explore India's democratic journey, challenges, and progress since independence, examining key issues like identity, education, healthcare, and the role of institutions.
Does Australia Deserve a Seat on the UN Security Council?
Explore Australia's bid for a UN Security Council seat, examining foreign policy objectives, global contributions, and potential challenges in this geopolitical analysis.
Australia's Bid for UN Security Council Seat: Merits and Implications
Experts discuss Australia's bid for UN Security Council seat, examining foreign policy, global contributions, and potential impact on international relations and security issues.
Climate Conversations - Opposing Views on Rising Tides
Explore the Biden Administration's impact on Australia's climate policy, discussing global commitments, economic sustainability, and potential policy shifts ahead of the Earth Day Summit.
Unpacking the 2020 US Election: Trump vs Biden - Episode 4
Analyzing the 2020 US election aftermath, experts discuss vote counting, potential outcomes, and implications for American democracy and global politics.
Renewing Democracy to Tackle the Climate Crisis - Panel Discussion
Explore how democratic renewal can address climate change, featuring insights from experts on vested interests, political reform, and public engagement strategies.
Capturing Heterogeneity in Consumer Sentiment
Explore a new approach to measuring consumer sentiment, improving economic monitoring and policy-making for household consumption in light of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact.
The Threat to Our Global Public Institutions - In Pursuit of Knowledge Episode 1
Experts discuss the role and effectiveness of global institutions like the UN and ICJ in managing crises and conflicts, exploring their powers and challenges in today's complex world.
Ties That Bind- The Goodness of Social Networks
Explore how social networks shape behavior, revealing our motivation by social incentives over economic self-interest. Learn to predict network effectiveness through information exchange patterns.
Multiscale Crisis Response - Melanie Moses & Kathy Powers, Part 2
Exploring multiscale crisis response to COVID-19, examining societal polarization, scientific challenges, and institutional responses through a complexity science lens.
Cris Moore on Algorithmic Justice and The Physics of Inference
Exploring algorithmic justice and inference physics, this talk delves into the limits of AI decision-making, emphasizing transparency, model suitability, and the importance of understanding technology's boundaries in complex problem-solving.
Tina Eliassi-Rad on Democracies as Complex Systems
Exploring democracy as a complex system, examining its challenges and potential solutions through the lens of complexity science and machine learning.
The Question Concerning Technology, Revisited - The Dark Side of a Big Data World
Exploring the dark side of big data and its impact on democracy, privacy, and national security, with insights from Heidegger's philosophy to address ethical challenges in the digital age.
The Collapse of Economies
Explore economic collapses, their causes, and recovery strategies through Venezuela's case study. Gain insights on autocatalysis, public debt, inflation, and rebuilding fragile economies.
Power Grids - Network Topology & Governance
Explore the complex network of power grids, their physical infrastructure, and regulatory intricacies. Learn about cascading failures, decision-making processes, and the challenges of maintaining our electrified world.
Social Dilemma of Disease Control
Explore disease control's social dilemma through integrating top-down and bottom-up perspectives, examining contagions, immunity, social distancing, and vaccination behaviors.
Hierarchy and Conflict in Human and Other Societies
Explore how social hierarchies reduce conflict through an agent-based model, examining emergent properties and potential applications in various societal contexts.