Explain it to a comedian: Recent Episodes
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An expert explains a subject to a standup comedian. You will be informed and entertained at the same time. Scripted episodes are scripted. Unscripted episodes are unscripted.To reach out: contact@ed.movie
In this episode, comedian Sammy Obeid (host of "100 Humans" on Netflix) "interviews" University of Colorado finance professor Diego García about his paper "The colour of finance words". Is this journalism? education? comedy? You decide.
Topics discussed: earnings calls; machine learning; and what Sammy's girlfriend is interested in.
Youtube video version: https://tinyurl.com/cofw-video
The episode transcript is available from https://tinyurl.com/cofw-transcript
The research paper is available from https://ssrn.com/abstract=3630898
To find out more about Prof. García and his research, visit https://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/ga...
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In this episode, comedian Sammy Obeid (host of "100 Humans" on Netflix) "interviews" Dr. Albert Menkveld, Professor of Finance at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam about his article "Non-standard errors".
Is this journalism? education? comedy? You decide.
Topics discussed: What happens when multiple research teams study the same questions, a new angle on science journalism, and whether Sammy should visit Amsterdam.
The episode transcript is available from https://tinyurl.com/nse-transcript
The research paper is available from https://ssrn.com/abstract=3961574
To find out more about Prof. Menkveld and his research, visit https://albertjmenkveld.com/
Comedian Sammy Obeid interviews University of Cambridge professor Flavio Toxvaerd about his economic epidemiology work. Topics covered: the impact of lockdowns, how to deal with the next pandemic, and of course volcanoes.
For more information about Flavio and his work, visit https://sites.google.com/site/toxvaer...
You can find the video version on https://youtu.be/lITcRduxM9Y
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Comedian Sammy Obeid interviews University of Oxford Saïd Business School Professor of Financial Economics Ludovic Phalippou about his research into the private equity industry.
Topics covered: what is private equity, how private equity affects everyday life, and the difference between French and Australian wines.
For more information about Ludo and his work, visit https://pelaidbare.com/
You can watch the video version on https://youtu.be/VqdtAYqtX-s
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Comedian Sammy Obeid (host of "100 Humans" on Netflix) "interviews" UCLA finance professor Ivo Welch about his Journal of Finance article "The wisdom of the Robinhood crowd".
Is this journalism? education? comedy? You decide.
Topics discussed: Robinhood traders' behavior and performance; their market impact; and whether Sammy should get married.
To find out more about Prof. Welch and his research, visit https://www.ivo-welch.info/home/
You can watch the video version of this episode on https://youtu.be/rdb9-6VDgYA
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