Michael Schrage, author of 'Recommendation Engines' (The MIT Press) – Interview series
In this interview with Michael Schrage we discuss his new book “Recommendation Engines.”
In this interview with Michael Schrage we discuss his new book “Recommendation Engines.”
"We found that the overall happiness or unhappiness of a county's population was an abnormally strong predictor of how it voted."
Sinan Aral argues that social media has both promise and peril. To reap the benefits of these technologies we need to better understand them.
“...it's overwhelmingly human activities – in particular combustion of fossil fuels – that can explain observed global temperature increases."
“Emissions that don't happen between now and 2030 are going to reduce warming a lot more than the same emission reductions after 2060.”
“Restructuring subsidies and payment deferrals are options that are especially suited for small businesses and should be targeted at them."
MIT Sloan ranked first in "Master's in Business Analytics", second in "Master's in Finance", and third in the "Global MBA Ranking."
A mock negotiation, complete with its own climate model, makes people want to act.
Professor Sterman on the need to act now on climate change.
If China fulfills Xi's goal, it could prevent 0.4 to 0.7 degrees further warming for the world.