Hidden Forces
Episodes
Joshua Wong on the Struggle for Hong Kong and the Future of 'Greater China'
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this timely Interview, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Hong Kong activist and politician Joshua Wong, who is often referred to by media outlets and the...
US-China Summit at the G20 Amid Fallout From the Protests in Hong Kong | Ho-Fung Hung
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 92 of Hidden Forces, Demetri speaks with East Asian affairs expert Ho-Fung Hung about the upcoming US-China trade talks taking place at thi...
David Rosenberg | Betting Against the 'Powell Put' and the Return of the 'Risk-Off' Trade
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 91 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Chief Economist and Strategist at Gluskin Sheff, David Rosenberg, about the latest Fed rat...
Ash Carter | Inside the Pentagon: Life at the Center of American Military Power
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 90 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with former United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Secretary Ash Carter served as head of ...
Jamie Metzl | Genetic Engineering, Biohacking, and the Future of the Human Species
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 89 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jamie Metzl about the cutting edge of genomic science, synthetic biology, and big data. Th...
Eve Ensler | The Apology: a Conversation about Strength, Vulnerability, and Social Change
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 88 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Tony Award-winning playwright, author, performer, and activist Eve Ensler, about her lates...
David Weinberger | Complex Systems, Inexplicable Models, and the Future of Prediction
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 87 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with philosopher David Weinberger about the science of prediction, its evolution, and its futur...
TSLAQ and the Crowdsourced Short Sale of the Century | TeslaCharts
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 86 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with TeslaCharts, one of the leading members of the online community known as TSLAQ, a group of...
The End of "The Everything Bubble" | Kevin Smith and Otavio Costa
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Special Episode of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Kevin Smith and Otavio Costa of Crescat Capital, in a continuation of our recent...
Great Financial Crisis Ten Years On: Past Role and Current Risks from China | Anne-Stevenson Yang
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 85 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with China expert Anne Stevenson-Yang about the imminent dangers facing global financial market...
Johann Hari | Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and Anxiety
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 84 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with celebrated author Johann Hari about his book "Lost Connections" and the silent epidemic of...
Raghuram Rajan | The Future of Capitalism and the Global Economy
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 83 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Raghuram Rajan, about the future of capitalism and the global economy amid rising rates of...
Nicholas Christakis | Evolutionary Origins of Ethics, Morality, and a Good Society
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 82 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Dr. Nicholas Christakis about the evolutionary origins of ethics, morality, and a good soc...
Loonshots: Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries | Safi Bahcall
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 81 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Safi Bahcall, a physicist, biotech entrepreneur, and the author of "Loonshots," a book abo...
Tesla Financial and Legal Woes as SEC Seeks to Hold Elon Musk in Contempt | Ed McCabe
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Special Episode of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ed McCabe about the latest woes plaguing Tesla after the Securities and Exchange...
Neural Interfaces and the Future of Human-Computer Interaction | Thomas Reardon
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 80 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with CTRL-labs CEO Thomas Reardon, about his company's ground-breaking innovations in neural in...
Surveillance Capitalism in the Age of the Unprecedented | Shoshana Zuboff
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 79 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Shoshana Zuboff, about the rise of "Surveillance Capitalism," a pernicious new economic lo...
Matt Taibbi | The News Media and Manufacturing Consent in the 21st Century
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 78 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Matt Taibbi, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and winner of the 2008 National Magaz...
Cal Newport | Digital Minimalism: Choosing Life in a Hyperconnected World
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 77 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Cal Newport about his latest book, Digital Minimalism and the act of "choosing life" in a ...
MAGA Hat Kid and a Modern Morality Play Gone Wrong | Robby Soave
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 76 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Robby Soave, the journalist at the center of what has become the biggest national news sto...
Hyperbitcoinization and Other Arguments by a Bitcoin Maximalist | Pierre Rochard
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 75 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Pierre Rochard, a self-ascribed Bitcoin Maximalist who co-founded the Satoshi Nakamoto Ins...
Forward Guidance: Investor Concerns and Market Trends for 2019 | Peter Boockvar
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 74 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Peter Boockvar. Peter is Chief Investment Officer for Bleakly Advisory Group and a regular...
ETC 51% Attack and What It Means for Proof-of-Work and Crypto Exchanges | Haseeb Qureshi
12 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Special Episode of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Haseeb Qureshi of MetaStable Capital about the recent 51% attack against Ethereum Cla...
Quantifying Uncertainty: A History of Financial Theory and its Implications | Daniel Peris
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 73 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Daniel Peris, a Senior Portfolio Manager at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh where he ove...
Bob Kerrey | a Contemporary Political History of Policy and War
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 72 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with former US Senator and Governor from the great state of Nebraska, Bob Kerrey. Senator Kerre...
Howard Marks Overtime and Subscription Launch Announcement!
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Christmas Day special of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas shares twenty-five minutes of never-before-heard audio from his conversation with Howa...
Chinese Commercial Espionage and the Arrest of Huawei's CFO | James Mulvenon
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 71 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with James Mulvenon, Vice-President of Defense Group Inc.'s Intelligence Division and Director ...
Andrei Shleifer | Crisis of Beliefs: A New Model of Investor Psychology
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 70 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Andrei Shleifer, professor of economics at Harvard University. Dr. Shleifer is the most ci...
Rebecca Goldstein | Why Philosophy Isn't Going Away: a Conversation on What Matters Most
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 69 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with renowned philosopher and novelist Rebecca Goldstein, about the philosophy of mattering and...
The US-China Trade War: Global Markets in a Multi-Polar World | David Kotok
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 68 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with David Kotok, co-founder and CIO of Cumberland Advisors. David Kotok's articles and financi...
American Zeitgeist | Commentary on Politics, Culture, and the Winds of Change
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas conducts an impromptu monologue after a last-minute rescheduling of his interview with a pro...
Bill Janeway | Venture Capitalism and the Future of the Innovation Economy
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 67 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bill Janeway about capitalism in the innovation economy. Janeway is a senior advisor and m...
Brian McCullough | How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 66 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with serial technology entrepreneur and host of the Internet History Podcast, as well as the Te...
Dinny McMahon | Debt, Dysfunction, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 65 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with China expert Dinny McMahon, who spent ten years as a financial journalist in China, includ...
Hannah Fry | Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 64 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with mathematician and public educator, Hannah Fry. Dr. Fry's mathematical expertise has led to...
Howard Marks | Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 63 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with legendary value investor Howard Marks. Howard serves as the co-chairman and co-founder of ...
Elon Musk and the Fall of the Church of Tesla | Montana Skeptic
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 62 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Lawrence Fossi, known by his pen name as Montana Skeptic. Lawrence is the portfolio manage...
Collapsing Demand at Tesla amid Elon Musk SEC Fraud Charges | Gordon Johnson
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 61 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with equity research analyst Gordon Johnson, about a possible bankruptcy of Tesla amid the rece...
Bruce Schneier | Cyberattacks and Survival in a Hyperconnected World
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 60 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bruce Schneier, about cyberattacks, cyberwar, and survival in a hyperconnected world. Cybe...
Grant Williams | Quantum Uncertainty and Spooky Correlations at the Zero-Bound
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 59 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Grant Williams about the crisis brewing in emerging markets, the collapse in cryptocurrenc...
Jonathan Haidt | Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces, and the Coddling of the American Mind
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 58 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jonathan Haidt about how trigger warnings, safe spaces, and microaggressions are setting u...
Joseph Lubin | ConsenSys and the Nature of the Firm in a Decentralized Economy
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 57 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Joseph Lubin about the progress being made at Consensys and precisely how Joe believes tha...
Hedera Hashgraph and the Second Internet Revolution | Tom Trowbridge
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 56 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Hedera Hashgraph President Tom Trowbridge about the latest news from the company that made...
Ryan Selkis | Token-Curated Registries: Building the Information Database for a New Financial System
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 55 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ryan Selkis about how his company, Messari, is bringing a new level of data gathering and ...
Barry Eichengreen | The Legacy of the Great Moderation: Currency, Populism, and Credit
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 54 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with economic historian Barry Eichengreen about his experience studying currency pegs and excha...
Gillian Tett | an Anthropologist's Field Guide to Wall Street and Silicon Valley
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 53 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Gillian Tett, Managing Editor of the Financial Times US about her experience at the paper ...
Simon Winchester | a History of Precision Engineering and the Making of the Modern World
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 52 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Simon Winchester about the value of precision (and imperfection) in the modern age. Few th...
Mind-Body Philosophy: Solving the Hard Problem of Consciousness | Patrick Grim
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 51 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Patrick Grim, a world-renowned philosopher, and bestselling author, about the roots of hum...
The Hard Problem of Currency: Are Stablecoins Possible? | Nevin Freeman
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 50 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nevin Freeman, the founder of a new stable-value cryptocurrency project, about the hard pr...
Vitalik Buterin and Vlad Zamfir | The Ethereum Roadmap and Solving the Blockchain Scalability Problem
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 49 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Vitalik Buterin and Vlad Zamfir about the future roadmap for Ethereum. If contracts are th...
Annie Duke | Making a Sure Bet: Optionality, Decision Making, and How to Embrace Uncertainty
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 48 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Annie Duke and about how we can make smart decisions and ensure our long-term success. We ...
Claude Shannon: The Story of How One Man Created the Information Age | Jimmy Soni
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 47 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jimmy Soni about the father of Information Theory, Claude Shannon, and Shannon's foundatio...
The Quest for the Nobel: Cosmology, Physics, and the Search for the Origins of the Universe | Brian Keating
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 46 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Brian Keating, astrophysicist and author of Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology,...
Daniel H. Pink | Biological Clock: Why "What" You Do is Just as Important as "When" You Do It
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 45 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Daniel Pink, the highly acclaimed author of numerous, best-selling books including his la...
Collective Achievement: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams | Sam Walker
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 44 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Sam Walker, author of The Captain Class, about how our love affair with athletic perf...
The Rise of Xi Jinping and the Dawn of a New Imperial China | Elizabeth C. Economy
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 43 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Elizabeth Economy about the emergence of a new imperial China and the rise of Xi Jinp...
Remaking the Future: Why Education in African Countries is Crucial to Our Survival | Fred Swaniker
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 42 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Fred Swaniker about the future of African leadership and education in the 21st century. By...
Jim Holt | Metaphysics, the Philosophy of Science, and Why the World Exists
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 41 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jim Holt about the philosophy of science, ethics, and metaphysics. Jim Holt is on a quest ...
Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms | Crowdsourcing and the New Power Reshaping Business, Politics, and Society
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 40 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms about the forces reshaping politics, business, and society....
Elon Musk and the Cult of Tesla: Are We Seeing a Bubble Bursting in Tech? | Mark Spiegel
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 39 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Mark Spiegel about how Elon Musk may very well be the personification of a bubble in tech....
Tesla Bankruptcy: Has the Road to Profitability Closed for Good? | Charley Grant
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 38 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Charley Grant about whether or not Tesla can avoid an inexorable spiral towards bankruptcy...
Josh Wolfe | Investing in the Future: Meditations on Passion, Randomness, and Optionality
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 37 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Josh Wolfe, co-founder of Lux Capital. Lux Capital is a venture firm that specialize...
Leemon Baird | Hedera Hashgraph: A Revolutionary New Public Ledger and Governance Framework
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 36 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas interviews Leemon Baird about the launch of Hedera Hashgraph, a public ledger built atop the hash...
Banking on Bitcoin | Solving the Problem of Credit Using Distributed Applications
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 35 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Alex Mashinsky. Alex is the founder, and CEO of Celsius, a next generation lending w...
Brian Kelly | Investing in Cryptocurrency: a Financial Markets Perspective on Bitcoin
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 34 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Brian Kelly, CEO of BKCM LLC, a digital asset investment firm. He is an experienced Global...
Bill Browder and the Fall of Glasnost: A Tale of Murder and Corruption in Russia
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 33 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bill Browder about how his wealth was plundered by Russian oligarchs and placed in the han...
Ari Paul | How the Top Crypto Funds Are Trading and Investing in Cryptocurrency
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 32 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ari Paul about the inner workings of hedge funds focused exclusively on the cryptocurrency...
Chris Burniske | How Do You Value a Cryptocurrency? Cryptoeconomics and How to Build a Financial Model for Valuing Cryptoassets
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 31 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Chris Burniske about how to value a cryptocurrency. Chris is a co-founder of Placeho...
Tim O'Reilly | We Can Predict the Future Only by Learning to Map the Present
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 30 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas asks the question, "how can we learn how to predict the future?" According to his guest, Tim O'Reilly,...
The Iranian Protests and the Forces Driving Change Across the Middle East | Hooman Majd
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 29 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Hooman Majd about how to interpret the Iranian protests within the wider political, cultur...
Industrial Society and Its Future | Machine Intelligence, Encryption, and the Will to Power
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 28 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas lays out his vision for a future driven by the emergent forces we have been covering in 2017. He...
Gary Shilling | Regulatory Reform and the Impact of the Trump Tax Plan on the U.S. Economy
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 27 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with economist Gary Shilling, who famously called the bottom in what has become a 36-year bull ...
Climate Science, Climate Models, and Climate Change. What Is Driving The Earth's Warming? | NASA's Gavin Schmidt
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 26 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with NASA's Chief Climate Scientist and Head of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, G...
Lacy Hunt | What Are The Global Macro Forces Driving The 21st Century? The Demographics of Deflation and Financial Repression
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 25 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Lacy Hunt, Executive Vice President of Hoisington Investment Management Company. For ...
Jeffrey Rosen | Constitutional Law In The 21st Century – Privacy, Personhood, and Freedom
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 24 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jeffrey Rosen, the nation's most widely read and influential legal commentator. Thei...
Heather Berlin | a Theory of Mind and the Neural Basis of Consciousness
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 23 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Dr. Heather Berlin about the neural basis of consciousness. The two consider a theor...
Mance Harmon | the Hashgraph Consensus Algorithm: A Panel Discussion With The Founders Of The Future Internet
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Members of the hashgraph consensus algorithm's founding team, including the CEO of Swirlds, Mance Harmon, speak with Demetri Kofinas about the future ...
Lemon Baird | the Future Is Not Blockchain. It's Hedera Hashgraph
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 22 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Leemon Baird, the inventor of Hedera Hashgraph, a new, distributed ledger technology ...
John Borthwick | Design Philosophy, Superintelligence, Relativism, and Simulation
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 21 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with John Borthwick about design philosophy, superintelligence, relativism, and simulatio...
Public Intellectuals, Thought Leaders, and the Marketplace of Ideas | Daniel Drezner
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 20 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with political scientist Daniel Drezner about public intellectuals, thought leaders, and the ma...
Geoffrey West | Natural vs. Socioeconomic Systems: a Unified Theory of Sustainability
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 19 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with theoretical physicist Geoffrey West about his work studying biological systems, infra...
Samuel Bowles | The Origins of Economic Man and the Moral Economy
21 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 18 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Samuel Bowles, about economic man and the moral economy, exploring some of the latest...
Robert Johnson | Political Economy, Technocracy, and the New Gilded Age
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 17 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Robert Johnson, about the political economy, inequality, and the failings of our tech...
The Chinese Financial System and the Prospects for a Hard Landing in China | Anne Stevenson-Yang
24 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 16 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Anne Stevenson-Yang. Anne is the co-founder of J Capital Research, which conducts gro...
Genomics, Machine Learning, and the Future of Big Data in Medicine | Eric Schadt
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 15 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Dr. Eric Schadt. Eric Schadt is founder and CEO of Sema4, as well as Dean of Precisio...
The Measure of All Things: Phenomenology, Design, and the Human Experience | Christian Madsbjerg
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 14 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Christian Madsbjerg. Christian Madsbjerg is the founder of ReD Associates, a consulta...
Jim Grant | A History of Interest Rates and Why They Matter for Your Financial Future
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 13 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with James Grant. James Grant is a legend of the financial newsletter industry. Once the e...
Steve Keen | Can Five Hundred Years of Economic Theory Help Us Predict the Next Financial Crisis?
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with economist Steve Keen. Steve is Professor of Economics at Kingston University in Lon...
Philosophical Mathematics and the Incompleteness of Formal Systems | Ray Monk
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ray Monk. Ray Monk is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton in the...
Diplomacy, Politics, and Foreign Policy. Anarchism for the 21st Century | Carne Ross
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Carne Ross. Carne is the founder of Independent Diplomat, which advises dozens of dem...
Sebastian Mallaby | A History of the Federal Reserve and the Chairmanship of Alan Greenspan
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas explores the history of the Federal Reserve under the chairmanship of Alan Greenspan with biograph...
Life, Death, and Rebirth: What I Found When I Lost My Mind
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this SPECIAL EPISODE of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas plays part of a documentary about him, created by CBC Radio One's "The Current." The docume...
Combating Cyberterrorism and Cybercrime in the 21st Century | Josh Corman
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with cybersecurity expert and cyber safety advocate, Josh Corman. Josh is the founder of I...
W. Brian Arthur | Complexity Economics, Complexity Science, and Chaos Theory
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with one of the pioneers in complexity science, W. Brian Arthur. Brian Arthur has long been...
Space Warfare and the Weaponization of Outer Space | Joan Johnson-Freese
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Joan Johnson-Freese about space warfare and the weaponization of outer space. Joan Fr...
Marc Faber | The Wealth Gap, Populism, and the Prospects for War in Asia
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Market Forces segment of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with the investor, commentator, and editor of the Gloom, Boom, and Doom Report,...
Why are Financial Markets So Bad at Pricing Geopolitical Risk? | Rachel Ziemba
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Market Forces segment of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Emerging Markets Analyst Rachel Ziemba. Rachel leads Emerging Markets...
How Technology is Advancing Networking & Accountability in Commercial Real Estate
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Market Forces segment of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ben Friedland, Vice Chairman and Co-Head of CBRE's Alternative Invest...
Christopher Cole | How Do We Profit from the Unknown? Financial Volatility at the Edge of Crisis.
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5 of Hidden Forces, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Christopher Cole about political and financial volatility. Chris is the founder of Art...
Television History and Culture in America (1946-2009) | Television Historian Gary Edgerton
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of Hidden Forces,host Demetri Kofinas speaks with famed historian of television culture, Gary Edgerton. Professor Edgerton is Dean of the...