Political Economy of Agricultural and Food Policy
The lecture will introduce the political economy of food and agricultural policy with cross-country comparisons to stimulate discussion of differing conditions and...
An Introduction to the Use of Quantitative Methods in Research in the United States
In this lecture, we’ll learn the very basics of quantitative methods used in U.S. research. We’ll explore research paradigms in quantitative analysis,...
Introduction to the US System of Intellectual Property
An overview of Copyright, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Patents. What is a Copyright, a Trademark, a Trade Secret, or a Patent? What...
Introduction to bioplastics
Here we discuss the definition of bioplastics, get to know the largest groups of bioplastics and their use as well as their...
The Current State of the World Trading System
The trading system, including the existing preferential trading arrangements (especially the European Union and NAFTA), will be examined. The conflicts between the...
Digital Social Media and U.S. Law
Since the start of the Internet, the legal framework that has supported (and protected) social media has struggled to keep up. This...
Entrepreneurial Frameworks
Over 90% of startups fail. In this lecture, we review Customer Development and Disciplined Entrepreneurship. Two frameworks that should be used by...
Unlocking Strategic Innovation
Why is innovation important? This lecture shows how innovation drives organizational growth, makes companies more adaptive and resilient, and helps organizations outcompete...
Measuring education beyond academic learning
With PISA, the OECD has a long history of establishing global metrics for academic schooling outcomes. But these are just part of the...
Directing Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: A Mission-Oriented Approach (A Discussion on Opportunities for Ukraine)
Despite the ongoing unjust war being waged on Ukraine, the country is in a position to consider the opportunities to rebuild and...
Advanced Supervised Learning: Deep Neural Networks
Many of the most impressive recent breakthroughs in machine learning have been made possible by the development of deep neural networks. We...
New organisational forms and the bodyless leadership
A trio of crises. A new framework. Year Zero. This is an historic moment with radical consequences just around the corner. How...
Computer-Aided Drug Design
This talk introduces the concept of Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) and its role at various stages of the drug discovery process. It...
Deepfakes and the future of content creation, society, and business
The emergence of deep fake content will play a major role on public trust and the way we operate in the online...
Quantum phenomena at all spatial and temporal scales
It is often said that quantum mechanics is a science of microscopic. In this lecture, we will dispel this believe by reviewing...
Introduction To Neuroscience And Neural Coding
This is the first lecture from the series of lectures on the most standard techniques for the analysis of neural data. During...