This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry. 

Support the channel: https://gumroad.com/l/decaphilo

Bio: Trishank is an amateur computer scientist, RWRI alumnus & instructor, physical culturist.

Website: https://www.trishank.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trishankkarthik

Relevant links:

online philosophy courses: https://gumroad.com/decafquest

e-book Sardonically Speaking: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

This is a sample of what my online philosophy classes are like.  

More info: https://decafquest.com/ 

https://decafquest.com/shop/ 

https://twitter.com/Decafquest

e-book: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry.

Talk #9: Ethical and Socially Responsible Investment: Is there such a thing? 

Bio: Dr. Ghassan Chammas is a founding partner and manager of Orion Financial Solutions, an international financial consulting firm specialized in Credit Analysis, Corporate Debt restructuring and Corporate Recapitalization.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghchammas

Link to presentation slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sotHrRrkt8jD0KtWVmScxhg4Ce7sHD_n/view?usp=sharing

Relevant links:

e-book Sardonically Speaking: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry.

Talk #8: Power Sector: Where Do We Go From Here?

Bio: Jessica Obeid is an independent energy policy consultant focusing on electricity and energy transition. She also serves as Senior Global Advisor for London-based consultancy Azure Strategy, formerly Castlereagh Associates. She is Academy Associate at Chatham House’s energy, environment and resources department in London, where she previously served as resident fellow and non-resident fellow for the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. Prior to moving into policy, Jessica had a decade experience in engineering, with her last position being chief energy engineer at the United Nations Development Programme in Beirut.

She has published widely and regularly provides expert commentary to leading media outlets. Jessica holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences with emphasis on Diplomacy and Negotiations and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Lebanese American University. She’s currently a PhD scholar at the University of East London researching renewable energy in data centers.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jessica_Obeid

Articles:

https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/featuredArticle.php?id=314

https://castlereagh.net/lebanon-attempts-to-fast-track-electricity-reform/

https://www.executive-magazine.com/economics-policy/lebanons-new-electricity-plan

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/lebanons-bumpy-road-imf-deal-implications-us-policy

Relevant links:

e-book Sardonically Speaking: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry.

Talk #7: Mahmoud Rasmi (@decafquest) | Why Is Football Nicknamed the Beautiful Game? A Philosophical Reflection.

Bio: I finished my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Salamanca, Spain. Between 2013 and 2020, I taught philosophy and cultural studies at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University. Now, I have decided to venture into the virtual world in order to give affordable classes online to people who are interested in studying philosophy in a non-academic setting. 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/decafquest

Online #philosophy courses: https://decafquest.com/shop/ 

Presentation slides: https://bit.ly/3cruR5s

Relevant links:

e-book Sardonically Speaking: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest.

Sixth talk: Ronnie Chatah (The Beirut Banyan) | Sharing the Story

Bio: Ronnie Chatah hosts The Beirut Banyan podcast, a series of storytelling episodes and long-form conversations that reflect on all that is modern Lebanese history. Topics range from political and economic reform to the arts, architecture and collective memory.

He also leads the WalkBeirut tour, a four-hour narration of Beirut’s rich and troubled past. WalkBeirut has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and BBC Radio 4.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebeirutbanyan

Relevant links:

e-book Sardonically Speaking: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

Suggested links:

We Should Not Mourn Justice via L’Orient Today:

https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1247158/we-should-not-mourn-justice.html

Robert Fisk: A Conscience Adrift via Newlines Magazine:

https://newlinesmag.com/argument/robert-fisk-a-conscience-adrift/

Additional features on WalkBeirut:

New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/world/middleeast/beirut-walking-tour-history.html 

Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-walk/beirut-guide-gives-walking-tours-of-citys-history-and-his-own-idUSKBN1FJ22Y

BBC Radio 4:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01j2bml 

BBC World:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01s60ww 

Voice of America:

https://newsvideo.su/video/3430608

Kerning Cultures Podcast:

https://kerningcultures.com/kerning-cultures/the-things-that-cant-speak

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest.

Fifth talk: Dan Azzi | Why Wearing a Suit is as Useless as Technical Analysis

Bio: Dan Azzi is a retired investment banker. He worked at UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche, and Bear Stearns. Most recently, he was Head of Global Markets in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, for Standard Chartered Bank, retiring in 2015 as CEO/Chairman of the Board in Lebanon. 

Currently, he is a regular OpEd writer and lecturer in economics, monetary policy, and political reform.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dan_azzi

Relevant links:

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest.

Mike Azar | Lebanon and the Game Theory of Anarchy

Bio: Mike Azar is an international finance professional who advises governments on financing transactions in strategically important sectors. His clients include the governments of the United States, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, Russia, and France. He has a graduate degree in international relations and finance from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AzarsTweets

Relevant links:

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by Mahmoud Rasmi (@decafquest).

Second Lecture: Philippe Caponis | Towards a More Responsible Tech Development

Bio: Philippe is interested in better understanding how scientific theories illuminate (and often reshape) philosophical debates about the nature of space and time, identity and material constitution. He holds an MS in Physics and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Paris. 

https://twitter.com/Decafquest/status/1327182022629068803

Relevant links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

Schedule of upcoming talks:

https://twitter.com/Decafquest/status/1319985717032964102

This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest.

First Lecture: Mahmoud Dgheim | Towards a More Responsible Tech Development

Bio: Mahmoud Dgheim (@dgheim) is a Lebanese blockchain evangelist and Co-founder & CEO at Castalise - a platform introducing the potential behind blockchain and privacy-preserving technologies to the rapidly growing world of data analytics. 

https://twitter.com/Decafquest/status/1322959710270738438

Relevant links:

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

For more info: [email protected]

Schedule of upcoming talks:

https://twitter.com/Decafquest/status/1319985717032964102

Suggested readings:

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Book by Nick Bostrom

Life 3.0

Book by Max Tegmark

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Book by Ray Kurzweil

Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World

Book by Alex Tapscott and Don Tapscott

Permanent Record

Book by Edward Snowden

Andrew Trask privacy-preserving AI

https://youtu.be/4zrU54VIK6k