Erik Brynjolfsson of MIT's Center for Digital Business speaks at Techonomy 2012 in Tucson, Ariz. More
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Steve Forbes: Trashing the Dollar Will Never Save the US Economy
In this session from Techonomy 2011 in Tuscon, Ariz., Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, highlights why he thinks trashing the dollar will never stabilize the US economy. More
Digitized Decision Making and the Hidden Second Economy
There’s something big happening right now. I’m not referring to any of the popular technology memes per se—big data, social, cloud, mobile, augmented reality, context, post-PC devices, consumerization, 3D printing, etc. I’m referring to something behind, and beyond, all of these technologies: the digitization of decision making. More
Sean Parker on How Global Currency Collapse Will Improve Markets
In this session from Techonomy 2011 in Tuscon, Ariz., Sean Parker, Managing Partner at Founders Fund and a co-founder of Napster, asserts that the collapse of currencies worldwide, starting in European countries, will improve markets more than investing in new technologies. More
Tyler Cowen Doesn’t Believe Tech Is Central Economic Driving Force
In this debate from Techonomy 2011, in Tuscon, Ariz., Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University, argues that technology is not the main driving force behind the economy. In fact, says Cowen, economic growth has been the slowest during notable technological booms. More
