Joseph Stiglitz: Globalisation & the 21st Century Enlightenment

The University of Edinburgh Enlightenment Lecture Series with the support of ScottishPower presents Globalisation & the 21st Century Enlightenment by Joseph Stiglitz.

The Principal of The University of Edinburgh, Timothy OShea said: The University is delighted to welcome Joseph Stiglitz to speak as part of our Enlightenment Lecture Series. He is one of the giants of economics, his contributions across every part of the discipline are recognised the world over. He has already played a major role in shaping events in the worlds recent economic history, and now he is set to shape our future with his ground breaking theories on how globalisation needs to work for disenfranchised peoples worldwide. His lecture examining themes of global economics for the new millennium promises to be a fascinating insight into new economic theory.

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[emotionalinvalid]

i like stiglitz, but as a speaker he seems like he's suffering constipation. i suggest he drink a strong cup of strong coffee, blow it out in the toilet, feel better and perk up the thinking and chatting process, he'd give a much better speech

[ericfeinberg28]

@hoomelemele keep your idiocy to yourself.

[thegreeensky]

nice speech though...

[katheryncruz24]

brilliant

[evechico98]

fantastic report .. congrats =)



[exchangeisno]

@MindfulFuture

The 'paranoid' quip was a joke, by the way and I know only too well that intuition is not always reliable... and sometimes useless. Mathematical probabilities are routinely counter-intuitive yet correct.

I don't think I'm gullible but I know that the best of us is sometimes fooled by a well worked scam.

[MindfulFuture]

@exchangeisno "just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get me"

True enough, but I think we should let the facts guide us not merely our emotions or sense of agenticity...instinct is often incorrect.

Anyways, it sems like the one's who 'run things' are getting the dumbed down society they have worked so hard to create over the years...easy to distract...thank FAUX News too..

[exchangeisno]

@MindfulFuture

Yeah, there're a lot of key words that make me feel like a stint of head bashing off a wall for a variety of reasons....''illuminati'' ''free masons'' ''aliens'' etc. I just wait for the all inclusive...'jewish, alien, illuminati free-mason conspiracy theory of everything.

But as the patient said to the doctor, ''just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get me!''

lol

[MindfulFuture]

@exchangeisno I appreciate such theories that contain empirical evidence, but the vast majority of conspiracy theory proponents apply their paranoia indiscriminatively, thereby becoming irrational masses that slow progress in general. I am for a certain form of globalization, not the 'NWO', for example. Also, a longview using technology as your guide reveals that many of todays 'issues' will become moot on their own as industries and social construct transform.

[exchangeisno]

Sloganizing and ranting, I agree are unhelpful....but listen to Chomsky and he freely expounds the existence of elites who pretty much control media, finance, debt and trade....oh and war too. The Bilderberg group does exist, it's no secret and they are immensely powerful people. Sometimes a decoy ranting about the truth can misdirect people from it. I've heard the civil engineers who built the twin towers raise serious doubts about the official explanation of 9/11. These are sober men.