Challenging Models in the Face of Uncertainty

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The financial crisis: a failure of capitalism or government policy?

2011-11-0304:35

Soundbites from the first of the Mellon-sponsored Sawyer Seminars, 'Modelling Risks in Financial Markets' (16 October 2009).

José Scheinkman: Speculation and Bubbles

2011-11-0354:10

Professor José Scheinkman (Economics, Princeton), 'Speculation and Bubbles'. Keynote lecture for CRASSH workshop 'Modelling Risk in Financial Markets' (16 October 2009).

Modelling Futures: Understanding Risk and Uncertainty (Seminar series trailer)

2011-11-0301:29

Professor David Spiegelhalter (Mathematics, Cambridge) previews the 2009-10 Mellon-sponsored seminar series 'Modelling Futures: Understanding Risk and Uncertainty'.

John Abraham: Key Challenges of Pharmaceutical Development, Regulation and Public Health

2011-09-2701:02:46

John Abraham: Key Challenges of Pharmaceutical Development, Regulation and Public Health Professor John Abraham (Sociology, Sussex), 'Key Challenges of Pharmaceutical Development, Regulation and Public Health'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010). Video includes discussant, Professor Deborah Ashby (Imperial College, London).

Christl Donnelly: Collaborative Research on the Spread of 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza

2011-09-2730:02

Christl Donnelly: Collaborative Research on the Spread of 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Professor Christl Donnelly (Medicine, Imperial College, London), 'Collaborative Research on the Spread of 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza - the Experience of the MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010).

David Coggon: Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Environment

2011-09-2625:51

David Coggon: Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Environment Professor David Coggon (Chair, Committee on Toxicity, Southampton), 'Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Environment'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010).

John Edmunds (Discussant): Epidemics session, Healthy Futures workshop (January 2010)

2011-09-2620:00

John Edmunds (Discussant): Epidemics session, Healthy Futures workshop (January 2010) Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). Discussant for session 2, 'Epidemics' at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010). The discussant was responding to the papers 'How Uncertain Should I Be?' and 'Collaborative research on the spread of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza' both of which are available from the 'Archive' drop down menu at the top right of this page.

Jonathan Wolff: When is Cost-Benefit Analysis Morally Acceptable in Health Decision Making?

2011-09-2632:08

Jonathan Wolff: When is Cost-Benefit Analysis Morally Acceptable in Health Decision Making? Professor Jonathan Wolff (Philosophy, University College London), 'When is Cost-Benefit Analysis Morally Acceptable in Health Decision Making (and What Should We Do When It Isn't)'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010).

Kari Auranen: How uncertain should I be?

2011-09-2632:32

Kari Auranen: How uncertain should I be? Dr Kari Auranen (Institue for Health and Welfare, Helsinki). 'How uncertain should I be? Experiences from Epidemiologic Modelling'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010).

Stephen John (Discussant): Policy session, Healthy Futures workshop (January 2010)

2011-09-2614:38

Stephen John (Discussant): Policy session, Healthy Futures workshop (January 2010) Dr Stephen John (History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge), Discussant for session 3, 'Policy' at CRASSH workshop 'Healthy Futures: Medical Regulation and Human Agency' (22 January, 2010). The discussant was responding to the papers 'When is Cost-Benefit Analysis Morally Acceptable in Health Decision Making?' and 'Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Environment' both of which are available from the 'Archive' drop down menu at the top right of this page.

Frank Fischer: The Risk Society

2011-09-2654:02

Frank Fischer: The Risk Society Professor Frank Fischer (Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers), 'The Risk Society: Citizens and Experts in Reflexive Governance'. Keynote lecture for CRASSH workshop 'Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards' (12 March, 2010).

Mike Hulme: Censuring Climate

2011-09-2629:57

Mike Hulme: Censuring Climate Professor Mike Hulme (Environmental Science, UEA), 'Censuring Climate: Drought, Famine and Politics of Risk in Early 1970 Sahel'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards' (12 March, 2010).

David Nally: Risk and the Regulation of Scarcity

2011-09-2630:02

David Nally: Risk and the Regulation of Scarcity Dr David Nally (Geography, Cambridge) 'Risk and the Regulation of Scarcity'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards' (12 March, 2010).

Keith Richards: Creating and Managing 'the largest poisoning of a people in history'

2011-09-2620:48

Keith Richards: Creating and Managing 'the largest poisoning of a people in history' Professor Keith Richards (Geography, Cambridge) 'Creating and Managing 'the largest poisoning of a people in history'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards' (12 March, 2010).

David Polya: Human Health Risks Attributable to Groundwater Arsenic in Southern Asia

2011-09-2625:51

David Polya: Human Health Risks Attributable to Groundwater Arsenic in Southern Asia Professor David Polya (Environmental Geochemistry, Manchester) 'Human Health Risks Attributable to Groundwater Arsenic in Southern Asia: Models, Perception and Action in the Light of Beck's Risk Society'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards' (12 March, 2010).

Peter Atkins: Environmental Risk, Health and the Law

2011-09-2622:42

Peter Atkins: Environmental Risk, Health and the Law Professor Peter Atkins (Geography, Durham) 'Environmental Risk, Health and the Law: A Case Study of Groundwater Contamination in Bangladesh'. Paper delivered at CRASSH workshop 'Managing our Future: Environmental and Natural Hazards' (12 March, 2010).

Steve Rayner: Handbags and Goat Entrails

2010-12-0738:51

Steve Rayner (University of Oxford): Handbags and Goat Entrails

Question Time: Challenging Models in the Face of Uncertainty

2010-12-0701:06:30

Question Time: Challenging Models in the Face of Uncertainty Chair: Mary Jacobus (University of Cambridge) and David Spiegalhalter (University of Cambridge) Panelists: Susan Owens (University of Cambridge), William Janeway (Warburg Pincus, London, New York), Dan Kahan (Yale Law School)

Mike Hulme: How do Climate Models Gain and Exercise Authority?

2010-12-0753:00

Challenging Models in the Face of Uncertainty - Conference Keynote: Professor Mike Hulme (UEA): How do Climate Models Gain and Exercise Authority?

Lord Krebs: Risk, Uncertainty and Regulation

2010-12-0749:14

Lord Krebs (Jesus College, University of Oxford): Risk, Uncertainty and Regulation

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Challenging Models in the Face of Uncertainty