TED Talks
TED: How to build a company where the best ideas win | Ray Dalio
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can...
TED Talks
Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success
Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true...
Curated Video
Japan History
New ReviewAlthough myth indicates that Japan was founded in 660 BCE by Emperor Jimmu, the first clear records concerning Japan are provided by the Chinese almost one thousand years later, in the third century CE. Since its beginnings, Japan has...
All Ears English
1967 - Fairness in America Myth or Reality?
What do most supreme court justices have in common? They followed the exact same ivy league path. Americans like to think of our country as a meritocracy but is it really, especially when it comes to education? Find out to start a robust...
The Wall Street Journal
The 2018 "Women In The Workplace" Study Findings
Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company reviews the "2018 Women in the Workplace" report, a comprehensive study of more than 280 companies on the state of women in corporate America.
Bloomberg
Inflection AI Raises $1.3B From Hoffman, Gates and Nvidia
Inflection AI, a startup that makes a "kind and supportive" chatbot called Pi, has raised $1.3 billion in one of the largest funding rounds of Silicon Valley's current artificial intelligence frenzy. Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman...
Bloomberg
Franklin Templeton's Dudley on Importance of Diversity in Investment Management
Sep.09 -- Diversification is a core principle of investing. Yet you cant see it in the ranks of money managers. Only around 10 percent of portfolio managers are women.
In this edition of Bloomberg Equality Scarlet Fu sat down with...
Bloomberg
Yum China CEO on Challenges Being a Female Executive, Work-Life Balance
Mar.08 -- Joey Wat helms China's biggest fast-food chain. She is one of 24 female CEOs among Fortune 500 companies. Wat sat down in Shanghai with Bloomberg News reporter Rachel Chang to discuss the challenges being a female executive and...
Bloomberg
Ray Dalio Says It's Good to Disagree
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates Co-chairman and founder, talks about how he runs his hedge fund using an "idea meritocracy." He spoke on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." This was recorded Jan. 24 at the 92Y in...
The Recount
Avoiding the Meritocracy Trap
The notion of climbing the ladder of success through education and hard work is not only a lie, it’s a danger to democracy. Michael Sandel, author and Harvard University professor, talks with host Faiz Shakir about why education can’t...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : France: left-wing academic Pap Ndiaye takes overs at education ministry
France's new Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye says he is "perhaps a symbol, that of meritocracy, but perhaps also that of diversity," during the handover ceremony alongside outgoing Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer (Footage by AFPTV via...
Bloomberg
Tech Workers Wrongly Perceive Industry Diversity
Mar.22 -- Aubrey Blanche, the chief diversity officer for Atlassian Inc., discusses the lack of diversity in the tech industry with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ellen Huet on "Bloomberg Technology."
Bloomberg
The RealReal CEO on Silicon Valley's 'Bro Culture'
Feb.06 -- Julie Wainwright, chief executive officer of The RealReal, discusses the treatment of women in tech with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
Bloomberg
Guy Kawasaki on Self-Publishing, Wearables and Apple Car
June 7 -- Guy Kawasaki, Apple's former chief evangelist, discusses the importance of self-publishing, the future of wearables and how Apple could fit into the car market. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West."
Bloomberg
Ellen Pao: las mujeres aún tienen dificultades en Silicon Valley
Mar.08-- Emily Chang de Bloomberg Technology habla con Ellen Pao, directora de diversidad e inclusión del Kapor Center para el Impacto Social (exsocia en Kleiner Perkins) sobre la falta de diversidad en el mundo de la tecnología en el...
Bloomberg
JPMorgan's Kwang on Promoting Equality in Private Banking
Oct.21 -- JPMorgan Private Bank says it's making a concerted effort to promote equality and diversity across its business. Kam Shing Kwang, CEO for Asia-Pacific and vice chair of Greater China investment banking spoke exclusively with...
Bloomberg
Ray Dalio Says Bridgewaters's Edge Is 'Thoughtful Disagreement'
Nov.19 -- Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates founder and co-chairman, discusses the firm's decision-making strategy with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz at the Bloomberg Opinion Masters in Business event. Ritholtz's opinions...
Bloomberg
Rajan Says College Admissions Scandal Is a `Blow to the System'
Mar.13 -- Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, discusses the U.S. college admissions scandal. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Theresa May hits campaign trail in UK's Brexiteer northeast
British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to the Brexit backing northeast of England while local Labour candidate Tracy Harvey says Corbyn is the right leader for the country
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : May woos Brexit voters but manifesto row hits support
British Prime Minister Theresa May pledges to turn Britain into a meritocracy after Brexit and warns against Jeremy Corbyn planning a general election stitch up with the Scottish National Party
Bloomberg
We Need to Lift Everybody's Boats A Little Bit: Ursula Burns
Jun.17 -- Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO and senior advisor at Teneo, talks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?" about inequality, diversity and how the pandemic highlighted the disparities.
Bloomberg
How a Harvard Dropout Plans to Fix College Admissions Using Video Games
Mar.29 -- Rebecca Kantar, founder and CEO at Imbellus, sits down with Jason Kelly and Carol Massar on "Bloomberg Businessweek" to discuss her startup plans to upset the SAT and ACT’s monopoly with a test it says accurately gauges...
Khan Academy
When Capitalism is Great and Not-So-Great
Comparing and contrasting Capitalism and Socialism, this lecture outlines many nuances between the two economic systems, including the ideas of meritocracy and "fairness." A discussion about the effects of either system gone "unchecked"...