Harvard Economist: The Truth About Police Brutality

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Roland Fryer is a profile in courage; the Harvard economist follows the data where it leads, no matter the outcome. He studied the impact of paying kids for positive behaviors. He demonstrated how charter school best practices can transform even the worst public schools. And most controversially, he conducted a comprehensive study of police use of force, finding that racial discrimination exists at low levels of force but not in shootings. His colleagues at Harvard pressured him to shelve the study; he received death threats. Learn why he didn't cave and why says he would do it again tomorrow. 

Roland is not only a leading public intellectual but also a builder. In 2020, he co-founded Sigma Squared, which uses data science and new AI tools to help employers find the best talent for the job, or as he says, supercharge meritocracy. His goal: bring HR into the AI age and take the hiring process from a well-educated guess to a precise science.

Roland's accomplishments are even more impressive considering his upbringing: his father went to prison and his mother walked out. Yet, he fell in love with economics and worked his way through college — including stints at McDonald's and Golden Corral —  to become the youngest tenured black professor in Harvard's history! Roland personifies American optimism, and you'll see why.

Joe Lonsdale is an American entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist. He has been a part of founding more than a dozen mission-driven companies, including Palantir, Addepar, OpenGov, Affinity, Epirus, Resilience Bio, and 8VC.

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Thank you, Joe, for your impact. I'm impressed with your new podcast with Roland Fryer. We're building an AI-powered solution (Furtherium) to eliminate unreasonable police shootings too. Our video demonstrates the possibilities for more than just the defense area (C5ISR, CJADC2).

basilboluk
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Roland Fryer is great and generous - so glad to see this

mrjvc
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Joe you’re a great man-keep up the creative work!

forestchild
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Wow just learnt about disparate impact theory and Griggs vs Duke Power Company because of this discussion, yikes

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Timestamps would help future nice videos ❤

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