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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs28 min
Scott Mills, President of BET Networks
BET President Scott Mills identifies the current racial justice moment as distinct from previous eras due to its unprecedented youth diversity and the absence of political leadership, prompting the network to launch its $25 million "Content for Change" campaign to alter societal narratives and combat systemic racism. The initiative funds specific programming like "Cop Watch" and "Finding Justice" with Dwayne Johnson while raising an additional $17 million for pandemic relief, directly addressing the dual psychological toll of the health crisis and racial violence on the African American community. Although audience reception has been strong, BET faces significant scrutiny regarding its editorial choices, a challenge the network navigates with the support of a high-level mentorship network while acknowledging the insufficiency of video evidence alone to overcome deep-seated biases.
- Lex Fridman11 min
Happiness is a cookie that your brain bakes for itself (Joscha Bach) | AI Podcast Clips
A speaker redefines human happiness as an internally generated biological tool rather than a primary goal, arguing that suffering arises from fixating on unchangeable variables while life itself functions as a self-organizing principle extracting order from chaos. The discussion reframes the concept of divinity and the Genesis narrative as metaphors for cognitive development and the emergence of general intelligence through biological "von Neumann probes" that spread across the universe. Ultimately, the event posits that meaning is a mental projection and that the ideal form of existence is the civilization itself, which acts as a computational automaton driving the universe toward greater complexity.
- Goldman Sachs12 min
The Outlook for ETFs
During the recent pandemic-induced market volatility, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) attracted significant net inflows driven by their liquidity, tax efficiency, and lower costs, while specific sectors like Healthcare and Technology saw substantial capital migration. The Federal Reserve marked a historic shift on March 23 by launching a corporate bond ETF purchase program that injected liquidity into credit markets and catalyzed over $31 billion in additional investor capital. Looking ahead, the industry is pivoting toward Active Beta structures, ESG-focused products, and thematic innovations to capitalize on evolving investor preferences and systematic strategy demands.
- Lex Fridman19 min
20,000 Push-ups and Pull-ups in 30 Days Challenge (featuring David Goggins)
Initiating a 30-day physical and mental trial starting June 10th, the speaker commits to a daily regimen of 20,000 combined push-ups and pull-ups alongside a six-mile run, a challenge inspired by a social media engagement milestone and refined by advice from David Goggins. Goggins instructs the participant to endure a month of deliberate suffering to harden mental resilience while prioritizing injury prevention through specific warm-up protocols, a low-carb diet, and a strategic focus on form over speed. The event aims to demonstrate that ambitious goals can be achieved through consistent habit formation without extensive planning, with public progress tracking offered to inspire similar community challenges.
- Milken Institute31 min
The Future of Currency and the Global Financial System - Conference Call Series
John Lee, Dr. Jianguang Shen, Dr. Michael Hasenstab, Dr. William Lee, Laura DeLacy
Milken Institute and global experts convened to analyze the pandemic's dual transformation of health innovation and macroeconomic policy, where central banks have shifted from resolving liquidity crises to addressing a solvency crisis driven by historic deficits and surging savings. The discussion highlighted divergent strategies in digital currency, with China mandating a state-controlled CBDC to dismantle private payment monopolies, while the United States and other nations grapple with private sector experiments like Libra against a backdrop of eroding central bank credibility. Ultimately, participants warned that the "double unknown" of implementing new monetary technologies during aggressive fiscal expansion poses significant leverage risks, particularly for emerging markets with fragile banking systems.
- Goldman Sachs24 min
The Great Reset: A Framework for Investing After COVID-19
Goldman Sachs Senior Advisor Steve Strong identifies the pandemic as a transformative rule-changing event in his report *The Great Reset*, predicting a permanent economic shift driven by the adoption of resilient business models and "sticky" behavioral changes in remote work and digital health. The analysis forecasts a regulatory pendulum swing that will favor companies with built-in redundancy over efficiency, while simultaneously fragmenting consumer markets into distinct risk-based segments that demand tailored safety and social distancing measures. Ultimately, Strong cautions investors to look beyond immediate crisis survivors toward the upcoming innovation phase, where new entrants and retooled incumbents will dominate by creating superior, more resilient economic structures.
- Goldman Sachs11 min
The Scale and State of the Semiconductor Industry
Facing a projected 10% semiconductor industry decline in 2020 driven by pandemic-induced global GDP contraction, market dynamics have diverged with robust cloud computing demand offsetting weakness in handsets and automotive sectors. While the supply chain demonstrated unexpected resilience outside of specific disruptions in Wuhan, Malaysia, and the Bay Area, geopolitical trade restrictions and US-China tensions continue to create significant regulatory uncertainty for major OEMs like Huawei. Simultaneously, competitive pressures have intensified as top buyers consolidate purchasing power and tech giants vertically integrate their chip designs, shifting the battlefield toward advanced manufacturing triopolies and diversified data center compute cycles.
- Goldman Sachs24 min
Corie Barry, Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy
Best Buy CEO Corey Barry led the company through an unprecedented crisis by prioritizing employee safety and revenue retention, which enabled a rapid pivot to a 100% curbside-only model that captured 95% of prior-year sales volume. The retailer accelerated long-term structural shifts by reducing physical square footage, expanding consumer health technology offerings, and implementing an appointment-based in-store concierge system to ensure safety transparency. Barry further addressed cultural transformation by launching a gender diversity initiative for field leadership and establishing an inclusive framework grounded in vulnerability and empathy to guide future strategic decisions.
- Goldman Sachs7 min
Accelerated Innovation in the Healthcare Industry
Driven by unprecedented government-industry collaboration and $3 billion in BARDA funding, the medical sector is compressing vaccine development timelines from four years to eighteen months while restructuring healthcare delivery through permanent telemedicine and domestic supply chain priorities. Concurrently, plummeting genome sequencing costs are accelerating research into gene and cell therapies for rare diseases, while robotic surgery adoption enhances ICU surge capacity and patient recovery rates. This convergence of policy support, financial investment, and technological integration has created the most favorable investment environment in history, signaling a decade-long trajectory of rapid innovation in genomics and next-generation medicine.
- Goldman Sachs6 min
Analyzing China’s Consumer Behavior
Goldman Sachs Research introduced a four-dimension framework analyzing China's consumer recovery through government policies, demand, supply, and digital strategies, identifying V-shaped rebounds in beverages alongside L-shaped struggles for apparel. The report highlights a divergence where high-end luxury sales surge due to travel restrictions while regional and demographic factors create uneven growth rates across the country. Looking ahead, corporate sentiment has shifted from cost containment to strategic pricing and structural investments in health-conscious premiumization, even as social distancing risks persist.
- Milken Institute59 min
Retirement Security in the Wake of COVID-19 - Conference Call Series
Paul Irving, Marcie Frost, Michael Milken, Penny Pennington, Michelle Seitz
The Milken Institute convened financial leaders to analyze the dual threats of the pandemic and a projected $150 billion rise in the U.S. retirement savings deficit. Experts from Edward Jones, CalPERS, and Russell Investments highlighted the critical need to shift from generic index targets to personalized strategies that address longevity risk and the aging demographic's healthcare costs. Participants agreed that mitigating the crisis requires structural adjustments to retirement age, diversified Social Security portfolios, and the widespread adoption of automated savings mechanisms for gig workers.
- Goldman Sachs7 min
How the Insurance Industry Is Reacting to COVID-19
Amidst global disruptions, well-capitalized insurers are navigating a dual challenge of declining personal lines claims due to reduced vehicle usage and rising workers' compensation costs, all while adjusting portfolios against Federal Reserve rate cuts that have suppressed investment returns. To offset these financial pressures, the industry is accelerating consolidation, deploying digital technologies to streamline operations, and shifting investment strategies toward illiquid assets while anticipating systemic healthcare reforms that will embed telehealth into standard policies. Consequently, policyholders can expect modest premium increases and sustained access to essential coverage as companies prioritize risk pricing and operational efficiency in a rapidly evolving post-pandemic landscape.
- Goldman Sachs22 min
Jared Diamond, Author of "Upheaval"
Jared Diamond applies crisis therapy frameworks to analyze global and national trajectories, arguing that leadership impact varies significantly based on institutional strength while digital communication exacerbates political polarization. He identifies internal erosion and voter restrictions as the primary threats to American democracy, yet maintains a cautiously optimistic 51% probability of resolution by citing public shifts on climate change and corporate governance reforms. Diamond concludes that overcoming existential crises requires nations to acknowledge internal faults and adopt effective external models, drawing parallels to historical recoveries like the Meiji Restoration.
- All-In Podcast1h 7m
E3: Modern Cold War, politicizing the pandemic & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg
David Sacks, David Friedberg, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya
Podcast hosts Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya lead a roundtable with guests David Sacks and David Friedberg to analyze pandemic data, economic forecasts, and geopolitical shifts. The group agrees that the infection fatality rate is significantly lower than initially reported and warns of a prolonged two-to-three-year economic recovery marked by a divergence between tech and real sectors. They further predict that widespread mask adoption will allow economies to reopen while discussing the potential for decoupling from China and a long-term decline in San Francisco's prominence due to remote work trends.
- Milken Institute35 min
How COVID-19 Tests Will Help Reopen America - Conference Call Series
Esther Krofah, Gina Raimondo, Adam Schechter
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo outlined a strategic "SOS" testing framework and a phased economic reopening plan designed to expand daily testing capacity from 3,000 to 20,000 while prioritizing equity for vulnerable populations. LabCorp CEO Adam Schechter detailed the company's rapid scaling of PCR and antibody testing capabilities to 150,000 and 300,000 daily tests respectively, emphasizing high accuracy rates while noting that antibody presence does not yet guarantee immunity. Together, the state officials and industry leaders highlighted the critical role of contact tracing and continued safety protocols in preventing a combined flu and coronavirus surge in the fall.