This week on Dialectica: Producer/Host James Tanner presents the second in a two-part series on the history and relevance of quantitative finance. Part II explores how attempts by quantitative experts to address key financial problems – random price movement and risk correlation – eventually led to the widespread adoption of the Gaussian Copula Formula in […]
This week on Dialectica: Producer/Host James Tanner presents the first in a two-part series on the history and relevance of quantitative finance. Part I explores how statistical methods found their way from the halls of government to the casino and finally to Wall Street, culminating in the rise and fall of the massive hedge fund […]
Tonight on Dialectica: Dialectica Producer and graduating LBJ student Sean Reyna uses his trademark dry wit to dissect President Obama’s economic recovery plan. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114245262%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-dpMAM” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Tonight on Dialectica: Producer/Host Jason Fialkoff and his gang of merry bicycle pranksters discuss their recent “breakfast-station-for-bike-commuters” initiative and other Austin-area bicycling issues. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114241892%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-fzS2z” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Tonight on Dialectica: Host/Co-producer Nadia Bobb and Co-Producer Desiree Ledet of the Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color (PAACC) present reflections on the Barbara Jordan Statue Unveiling last week on the UT campus. Excerpts from Prof. Jordan, columnist Molly Ivins, track and field coach Beverly Kearney, UT President William Powers Jr., former LBJ alum […]
Tonight on Dialectica: Members of Citizens for Local and State Service (or C.L.A.S.S.) discuss the upcoming mayoral debate, organized by C.L.A.S.S. and televised on KXAN on April 22, 2009. Producer Rebecca Takahashi and co-hosts Kate Mason and Erin Boeke Burke are joined by David Kobeirowski, an Austin community activist, host of “Truth Austin” and the […]
Host/Co-Producer Axel Gerdau introduces the work of the Energy Technology Transition Project through interviews with project co-instructor, LBJ professor, and Interim Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences Dr. Charles G. Groat, and fellow project and LBJ colleagues James Ovelmen, Melissa Lott and Kymberlie Koch, outlining their report and its recommendations. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114246518%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-FSJBg” params=”” width=” […]
This week on Dialectica: Host/Producer Chris Holcomb presents the City of Austin’s approach towards ‘Green Jobs’. Chris Riley, a candidate for Austin City Council whose platform includes increasing green jobs and Jose Beceiro, Director of Clean Energy Initiatives at the Austin Chamber of Commerce, join us to discuss the concept of ‘Green Jobs’ and related […]
This week on Dialectica: Host/Co-Producer Sean Reyna will talk about Big Ideas in Government with respect to the American Recovery and Relief Act. He will talk about the space program, Communist art and architecture, damming the Rockies for drinking water, and so much more. He will ask the question: How much do you trust your […]
This week on Dialectica: Host James Tanner and Producer C. P. Smith present several issues regarding the U.S. military. This wide-ranging show explores new research about the demographics of the U.S. military, the differences between the branches of military, recent news of President Obama’s plan for Afghanistan, and an update on previous Dialectica shows on […]