Jacob Goldstein Biography
Jacob Goldstein the author of Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing. The book was a New York Times Editors' Choice and was featured on CBS Saturday Morning and NPR's Fresh Air. Goldstein hosted NPR's Planet Money for more than a decade, and he currently hosts What's Your Problem?, a podcast about technological progress. He has been a contributor to the New York Times Magazine and This American Life, and he was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal. Goldstein is a graduate of Stanford University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.
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Jacob Goldstein Speaking Topics
In the long run, there’s only one way to raise living standards: come up with new technologies that let people create more and better stuff. This makes everyone richer – eventually. But in the short run those new technologies can put people out of work. At the dawn of the AI age, how do we balance these competing forces? Jacob Goldstein takes the long view, telling the stories of technological breakthroughs and social revolts from the past to explain what may lie ahead.
What does the birth of democracy have to do with the rise of coins as money? How did the invention of paper money drive a technological revolution in medieval China? Why did the U.S. once have 8,370 different kinds of money in circulation? Jacob Goldstein mines financial history to explain contemporary debates over everything from bitcoin to bank runs.
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Jacob Goldstein is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Political, Technology, Innovation, Future Of Work and Finance.
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Jacob Goldstein is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Political, Technology and Innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jacob Goldstein for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Jacob Goldstein can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Todd Buchholz, Zach Piester and Winston Ma. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jacob Goldstein for an upcoming event.
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Jacob Goldstein Speaking Topics
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Technology, Luddites and the Future of Work
In the long run, there’s only one way to raise living standards: come up with new technologies that let people create more and better stuff. This makes everyone richer – eventually. But in the short run those new technologies can put people out of work. At the dawn of the AI age, how do we balance these competing forces? Jacob Goldstein takes the long view, telling the stories of technological breakthroughs and social revolts from the past to explain what may lie ahead.
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Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
What does the birth of democracy have to do with the rise of coins as money? How did the invention of paper money drive a technological revolution in medieval China? Why did the U.S. once have 8,370 different kinds of money in circulation? Jacob Goldstein mines financial history to explain contemporary debates over everything from bitcoin to bank runs.
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