Alan Turing Institute Courses

Making Decisions Under Model Misspecification and Star-Shaped Risk Measures - Maccheroni and Marinacci

Explore decision-making under uncertainty, incorporating model misspecification and star-shaped risk measures. Gain insights into advanced economic theories and their practical applications in risk management.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Frank H. Knight and Risk, Uncertainty and Profit - Prof. Ross Emmett

Explore Knight's influential work on risk, uncertainty, and price theory, examining its impact on economics and imperfect competition. Gain insights into contractual relations, innovation, and economic dynamism.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Entropic Optimal Transport

Explore entropic optimal transport with Prof. Marcel Nutz, delving into advanced mathematical concepts and their applications in economics and probability theory.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

John M. Keynes and Treatise on Probability - Prof. Simon Blackburn

Explore Keynes's Treatise on Probability, its scholarly depth, Russell's influence, and skepticism about mathematical applications. Examine Ramsey's critique and Keynes's response.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dependence, Uncertainty, and Risk - Prof. Paul Embrechts

Explore quantitative risk management through extremal bounds for risk measures, focusing on uncertainty in interdependence between risk factors and its impact on portfolio analysis.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Robustness of G-Expectation under Knightian Uncertainty - Prof. Shige Peng

Explore G-Expectation's robustness in Knightian uncertainty, examining its applications in economics and probability theory. Gain insights into handling unpredictable outcomes in complex systems.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Frank Knight, the Economics of Uncertainty, and 21st Century Finance

Explore Frank Knight's influential work on risk and uncertainty in economics, its impact on probability theory, and its relevance to modern finance and economic challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data as an Instrument of Coloniality

Exploring how data perpetuates colonial practices, from historical mapping to modern algorithms. Examines digital colonialism's impact on racial injustice, privacy, and democracy, drawing insights from anti-colonial movements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Changing Role of National Statistics Offices in a Data-Driven Future - Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Exploring how national statistics offices innovate to meet modern data demands, utilizing new methods and sources for timely, accurate information to inform critical societal decisions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Talk to Robots - The Road to a People Powered, AI-Enabled Future

Explore the future of AI with Tabitha Goldstaub as she discusses the AI Roadmap, her book on communicating with robots, and her journey in tech, offering insights into a people-powered, AI-enabled world.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What Independent SAGE Has Taught Me About Issues in Light of COVID-19 and Where Data Science Can Help

Insights from Independent SAGE on COVID-19 challenges and potential data science solutions, exploring lessons learned and future research priorities for crisis response.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bots in the Polling Booth - Is AI Helping or Hindering Democracy?

Exploring AI's impact on democracy: opportunities, threats, and the roles of governments, tech companies, and citizens in shaping the future of democratic processes and safeguarding against misinformation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building Dynamic Robots - Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics

Exploring the future of dynamic robots with Marc Raibert, discussing advancements in hardware, control systems, and real-world applications. Includes insights on Boston Dynamics' innovations and a live robot demonstration.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turing Lecture - AI for Innovative Social Work, Desmond U. Patton

Exploring the intersection of AI, social media, and youth violence, focusing on how digital expressions impact vulnerable communities and the potential for data science to address social inequalities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turing Lecture - Is Education AI-Ready?

Exploring AI's role in education post-COVID, discussing current applications, future potential, and recommendations for an AI-ready education system to enable all learners to achieve their full potential.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video