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Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

Mar 31, 2022

The brain is a complex machine, but some of us study its circuits and figure out its secrets. Anthony Zador joins Vasant Dhar in episode 35 of Brave New World to reveal what the cutting edge of neuroscience looks like.

Useful resources:
1. Anthony Zador at Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryGoogle Scholar and Twitter.
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Mar 17, 2022

Social media is tearing us apart by feeding into our need for status. Can we mitigate its effects? Chris Bail joins Vasant Dhar in episode 34 of Brave New World to share his research on how social media affects us -- and how we can fight back.

Useful resources
1. Chris Bail at DukeSanford School of Public Policy


Mar 3, 2022

The value of a company has a lot to do with the stories it tells about itself. Aswath Damodaran joins Vasant Dhar in episode 33 of Brave New World to discuss how narratives and numbers are related.

Useful Resources:
1. Aswath Damodaran on YouTubeBlogspotTwitterAmazon and NYU Stern.
2. Narrative and Numbers: The...