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Human Decisions

Featuring Antonio Damasio

Apr 11, 2012 | 03:00—04:45

The human brain relies on three devices for its decisions: emotion controls; addictive learning; and intellectual processing. Understanding the conditions under which the three devices are engaged is essential for conscious decision-making.
Challenging the Foundation

Featuring George Soros, Axel Leijonhufvud, Perry G. Mehrling, and Anatole Kaletsky

Apr 11, 2012

George Soros, Axel Leijonhufvud and Perry Mehrling in Berlin, Germany (2012).
Conference paper
Change and Expectations in Macroeconomic Models: Recognizing the Limits to Knowability

By Roman Frydman and Michael Goldberg

Apr 2012

In modern economies, individuals and companies engage in innovative activities, discovering new ways to use existing physical and human capital, and new technologies in which to invest. The institutional and broader social context within which these activities take place also changes in novel ways.
Paradigm Lost

Featuring Rob Johnson

Apr 11, 2012 | 09:15—10:15