“Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations” is a book by Tobias Carlisle, but also the topic of an hour-long discussion hosted by Google last month. This is part of the “Talks at…
Google Talk Discusses Living On A Dollar A Day
Google recently hosted The Forgotten International founder and president Thomas Nazario for a talk, in which he talks “Living on a Dollar a Day,” which is the title of his book about that very subject. “Slightly over one billion people…
The Cast Of ‘The League’ Did A Google Talk
Google hosts a lot of interesting speakers for its “Talks at Google” events. Sometimes, they’re really scientific or technological. Other times, they’re just fun. You can decide for yourself which category this one falls into. Last month, Google hosted some…
LinkedIn Talk Looks At How To Target The Best Candidates Before Your Competition Does
LinkedIn shared a series of videos businesses may find useful on its Talent Solutions YouTube channel. One looks at how to target the best candidates for your business before your competition does. Obviously it’s about LinkedIn Recruiter, and that’s not…
Here’s A Google Talk About Managing Your Stress
Google recently hosted a talk from Gadadhara Pandi, an author, meditation teacher, inspirational speaker, and lecturer at Columbia University. Pandi talks about stress management for work-life balance – something we could probably all stand to be a little better at.…
Google Ventures Shares Presentation On Lean Product Management
Google Ventures, Google’s investment arm, has shared an 80-minute workshop presentation on the topic of lean product management. Startup veteran Dan Olsen talks about applying lean startup principles to product management. He covers best practices in understanding customer needs, prioritization,…
United States & Iran Hold First Talks in 3 Decades
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the United States and Iran held the highest level of talks in 36 years. The topic of conversation: Tehran’s nuclear program, enriched Uranium, and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The meeting was held…
‘Short Term 12’ Director And Cast Members Talk At Google
Destin Cretton, Brie Larson and John Gallagher Jr., the director and stars of the film Short Term 12, recently spoke engaged in an interview with Film.com’s David Ehrlich in an “At Google” talk, which the company has now made available…
Here’s That Kevin Spacey Speech You Keep Hearing About In Its Entirety
Actor Kevin Spacey, star of the nine-time Emmy-nominated Netflix series House of Cards, has been making a lot of headlines over the past few days for a speech he gave at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival last week. The…
Robert Burton Talks ‘A Skeptic’s Guide to the Mind’ At Google
Neuroscientist Robert Burton recently participated in an “At Google” talk, in which he discussed his latest book, ‘A Skeptic’s Guide to the Mind.” Google has now made it available for all to watch. The book’s description: In A Skeptic’s Guide…
‘Computer Chess’ Director, Producer & Actor Talk At Google
Google hosted a few of the people involved with the film Computer Chess for a screening and an “At Google” Q&A recently, which the company has now made available for viewing. Participating in a post-screening Q&A were writer, director and…
Google Talk Goes Into The Inner Workings Of Consciousness
Vedic scholar, yoga teacher and author Radhanath Swami recently gave an “At Google” talk about consciousness. The company has now made it publicly available via YouTube. Google explains in the video description, “Despite decades of advancement in science and technology,…
Monsters University Creators Talk At Google
Monsters University director Dan Scanlon ad producer Kori Rae recently stopped by the Googleplex to talk about the film, which opened this past Friday. Google has now made the conversation available for those interested: The discussion, which was moderated by…