[Mitworld] Andrew Lo on Economics and Physics, Steven Paul on Alzheimers Disease

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 9, Number 51 |  July 29, 2010

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Warning: Physics Envy May be Hazardous to Your Wealth
June 5, 2010

Andrew Lo addresses the problem of finding the right level of abstraction with which to think about 
economic phenomena. He compares economics to physics, with some surprising results. 


http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/794

Speaker:
Andrew Lo
Harris & Harris Group Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of ManagementDirector, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering


Event Host:
MIT Sloan School of Management

"Physics envy, is this desire to be able to explain 99% of all economic phenomenon with 3 laws. 
That’s what physicists can do. In fact we (economists) have 99 laws that explain maybe 3% of 
all phenomenon."
-Andrew Lo

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Realizing the Promise of Molecular Medicine
May 7, 2010

Steven Paul, former Executive Vice President at Lilly, reviews our current understanding of the 
pathological mechanisms and implications for future treatments of Alzheimer’s disease. 

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/803

Speaker:
Steven Paul
Former President, Lilly Research Laboratories


Event Host:
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

"Alzheimer’s disease is arguably the most important challenge we have in terms of public health."
-Steven Paul

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In The Pipeline:

Creativity and Collaboration in the Digital Age

Presented By:
Comparative Media Studies
 10th Anniversary Symposium

Moderator:
James Paradis
Robert M. Metcalfe Professor of Writing, Program Head
Writing and Humanistic Studies

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MIT Center for Real Estate’s Silver Anniversary
CRE invites you to celebrate						

http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/anniversary/index.html

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Friday, October 1st -- Real Estate Re-engineered Conference<BR><BR>



Saturday, October 2nd -- Visioneers Gala

MIT/CRE at 25: The Excitement is Building
http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/anniversary/index.html

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