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TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee 210 episodes Latest Mar 27, 2024

Harvard Business School professors Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee discuss and debate current events at the intersection of business and culture. They engage in spirited conversations on topics from Facebook to free trade to the #MeToo movement, offering surprising and insightful takes informed by their expertise.

Episodes

The Best Of Recommendations Mar 27, 2024 32:49 Revisit some of Felix and Mihir’s recommendations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Best Of After Hours - TikTok & Sports Mar 20, 2024 31:38 Revisit Felix and Mihir’s discussion about TikTok bans and why sports have become so valuable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 13, 2024 Mar 13, 2024 33:43 Mihir, Felix and NYU’s Dolly Chugh discuss the pressure on business leaders to conform to the demands of woke capitalism. Should you give in? Push back? What are the risks and rewards? Also: Feeling low lately? Chances are you are just getting older. We speculate why most people go through some sort of midlife crisis and talk about ways to better cope with life’s seemingly inevitable ups and downs
ICYMI: The Promise and Peril of AI Mar 6, 2024 37:05 In case you missed it: In this episode, Felix, Sarah and Mihir discuss Chat GPT, if AI is truly transformational, the future of search, and how to digitally detox from all this AI talk. (Originally aired March 1, 2023). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our Predictions for 2024 Dec 27, 2023 49:25 What’s in store for 2024? Mihir and Felix are back with their celebrated predictions episode. Will OPEC implode? Are quant funds in trouble? What’s Argentina’s future? Can inflation in the U.S. really sink to 2%? Is plastic the new asbestos? Who will acquire Electronic Arts? Is AIML a verb? Listen in as the hosts (foolishly) predict what the new year will bring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv
The Stories of 2023 Dec 20, 2023 52:26 Felix and Mihir reflect on the most important stories of 2023 including the remarkable rise of AI, the revolution in life sciences, the rising power of employees, the trial of SBF, how product market strategies are reflecting shifting financial logics, the reasons for increased warfare, the disjunction between financial markets and the real economy, the shocking rise of school absenteeism and the
Appreciating Late Bloomers and a Big Bank Dec 13, 2023 34:59 Felix and Mihir discuss how JPMorgan has managed to succeed where others fail and how late bloomers manage to succeed after sometimes failing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Magnificent Markets and Conflict on Campus Dec 6, 2023 41:57 Felix and Mihir discuss the meaning and impact of the increasing concentration of stock market performance via the “Magnificent 7” and the source and resolution of conflicts on campuses.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Turbulence at OpenAI — Our Take-Aways Nov 29, 2023 32:00 Felix and Mihir discuss how Sam Altman was fired and reinstated over the course of just a few days. Was the board right to dismiss Altman? Does the turmoil change how we think about hybrid organizations that combine nonprofit and for-profit motives? What does the episode teach us about the future of AI? Plus, we look at the reasons why men now die even earlier than women. What do the numbers say a
The Future of Africa and Empty Lots Nov 22, 2023 40:02 Will Africa fulfill its remarkable promise in the next several decades?  Is a land tax the best kind of tax?  Would it solve our housing crisis?  All that and more on this episode of After Hours.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Does AI Have a Copyright Problem? Nov 15, 2023 36:40 Felix and Mihir discuss how copyright applies to AI-generated works. Are AI companies guilty of mass infringement? Could users be sued if they use AI to generate texts and images? Wouldn’t it be right to compensate authors for their contributions to AI models? Plus, a decade in, what has the corporate purpose movement accomplished? We look back and take a glimpse at the future. Hosted on Acast. Se
House Music Nov 8, 2023 37:00 Felix, Sarah and Mihir consider whether real estate brokers add value, how the world of brokers will be transformed by a recent lawsuit and consider whether investors should be buying music as an asset class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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