Paul Milgrom and his former tutor Robert Wilson worked together for years developing ways to run complicated auctions for large resources. This month the two Stanford University professors were awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics for their work. The auction formats they designed facilitated the sale of goods and services that are difficult to sell in a conventional way, such as radio frequencies.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Curious Case of Kaspar Hauser
On May 28, 1828, a 16-year-old boy mysteriously appeared in Nuremberg, Bavaria. He had a letter in his hand and could only speak a few words. No one knew where he came from, who his parents were, or why he was there.
Five years later, just as mysteriously as he appeared, he was found murdered.
His tale made him one of the most talked-about celebrities in 19th century Europe.
Learn more about the curious case of Kaspar Hauser on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #797 – Oct 17 2020
Interview with Paul Thibado; News Items: Excess Deaths from Pandemic, When Satellites Collide, Humans Evolving Extra Blood Vessel; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Time and Traffic; Science or Fiction
Byzantium And The Crusades - The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 3 “Byzantium, Antioch and Jerusalem”
In this episode, we hear about the Prince of Antioch, Reynald, who invaded Byzantine Cyprus and provoked the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I to intervene in Syria. At first, it seemed as if there would be war between the Byzantines and the Crusaders, but a carefully constructed marriage alliance was to provide a very different and unexpected outcome.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The NSC Labels Blockchain a National Security Issue
On the weekly recap, NLW looks at growth in institutional investment, big interest among the G20 in CBDCs and a new National Security Council report.
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On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at:
- Growth in the institutional investment space in crypto
- A new 10,000 BTC treasury announcement
- Reports from the Bank for International Settlements, G20, WEF, IMF and more around central bank digital currencies
- A National Security Council report labeling distributed ledger technology key for national security
This week on The Breakdown:
Monday | How Investors Are Trading the Election
Tuesday | The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency Era
Wednesday | A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset
Thursday | Is Crypto Converging With Public Markets?
Friday | RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Litmus Test
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the author of The Lie that Binds to discuss the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and what her nomination to the Supreme Court means for reproductive rights.
In our Slate Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Professor Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School to discuss all the other questions that went unanswered at the hearings.
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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Sizing Up the Supreme Court
Today we’re talking about the U.S. Supreme Court, from the potential impact of President Trump’s latest nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the pros/cons of what’s known as ‘packing the court’ and much more.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Political Conspiracy Theorizing Then and Now
Conspiratorial thinking has a long history in American politics. And yet, it’s tempting to think about our current moment as a golden age of conspiratorial thinking. Jesse Walker of Reason magazine traces the history.
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The Gist - Masking Over Truth
On the Gist, the price of corn.
In the interview, former senior strategist for the NRA Joshua L. Powell is back for the second half of his conversation with Mike. They run down a series of NRA opinions and he and Mike go back and forth about how much NRA members believe things like “the only solution to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” and whether we should own AR-15s. Powell’s book is Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed, and Paranoia within the Most Powerful Political Group in America.
In the spiel, dueling town halls.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - NASA Is Shooting For The Moon Again
Decades after the Apollo 11 mission, NASA is now laying the groundwork to send its first woman and next man to the moon’s surface by 2024. Reset talks to Kathy Lueders — the first-ever woman to lead NASA’s human spaceflight programs — about its Artemis plan and what the new mission might mean for women interested in space.