by JAK | Dec 6, 2012 | big ideas, development
Earlier this year I came across a slide show by economist Robert J Gordon in which he talks about the end of economic growth. The slideshow I have was titled “Is U. S. Economic Growth Over? Lessons from the Long 20th Century” and it spells out his view...
by JAK | Dec 5, 2012 | big ideas, TEDx
Back in October at TEDxAuckland – cameraman / director Peter Young presented this talk from his documentary on the Ross Sea eco system in Antarctica. The short version is that this sea is one of the last natural areas left on the planet and New Zealand allows...
by JAK | Nov 19, 2012 | culture, music
Mainstream TV in New Zealand seems to think that besides cooking shows, building renovations and talent shows we need to see X factor, Idol, the Voice and various other talent shows. Luckily there is lots of great music around and if you have ears to hear it is easy...
by JAK | Nov 13, 2012 | big ideas, TEDx
One of the unexpectedly funny talks at TEDxAuckland 2012 turned out to be Dr David Krofcheck talking about his role in the search for the Higgs boson and how the large hadron collider is used. The talk could have been called “when protons collide” or...
by JAK | Nov 4, 2012 | big data, big ideas
Next weeks US presidential election is fascinating to watch because the clash between old school journalism and more data driven approaches looks to be very much part of the story itself. The difference between probability and prediction is a key to this but not so...
