About this episode
Timur Kuran discusses preference falsification and its implications on various societal and economic issues.
Timur Kuran is a professor at Duke University and the originator of the concept preference falsification. We cover the mechanics of public lies, the falsification of US economic statistics, why Islamic law rejected the corporation, and how cryptographic verification replaces centralized authority. If you're interested in these ideas, come to Network School. Apply online at https://ns.com .
People in this episode
Guest: Timur Kuran
Topics covered
- preference falsification
- public lies
- US economic statistics
- Islamic law
- cryptographic verification
- centralized authority
Keywords
- preference falsification
- public lies
- economic statistics
- Islamic law
- cryptographic verification
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Duke University, Network School, ns.com
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