Oct 18, 2017
37: Is it time to take capitalism into the shop for a look under the hood?
A man looks at a screen showing global stock market information on the street in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.
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Did we read the map wrong? Is there a better route?
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Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, says financial markets are almost like rogue artificial intelligence, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Then: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai finally says no, you actually can’t take away a broadcast license (Mr. President). Finally, “The Lego Ninjago Movie” producer Daniel Lin answers our Make Me Smart question.
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