[Mitworld] New: Writer David Milch, Sloan's Arnold Barnett

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[TV'S GREAT WRITER]

This dark, edgy and riveting conversation with Milch, sometimes called
television's first "artistic genius" is an intense viewing experience. A

must see.

SPEAKER:
David Milch
Creator, Executive Producer and Writer, DEADWOOD, HBO


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/383/>

[QUOTE]
"I believe that the distinction between subject and object is an
illusion. To separate me from what I was working on is to fail to
recognize that I'm a way-station for all kinds of influences that come
in and out."

--David Milch


EVENT HOST: MIT Communications Forum
<http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/>

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[THREE MORE FOR THE ROAD]

The ever-provocative Barnett applies statistics to understand a range of

timely topics including the Electoral College system, which he describes

as the "funhouse mirror of electoral politics".

SPEAKER:
Arnold I. Barnett
George Eastman Professor of Management Science, MIT Sloan School of
Management


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/381/>

[QUOTE]
"If we're going to understand what the problem is, we need to look at
data to distinguish what seems to be true from that which is a matter of

conjecture. "

--Arnold Barnett


EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/>

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