Gee... the commedians today don't deliver the same punchy punch line...
Maybe I tuned into the wrong channel. I thought the Singularity was coming and we were going to live forever and wealth would be raining from the skies. I've got to change channels back to something more entertaining...
There are the odd funny moments, e.g. when Niall Ferguson says that a critic commented on his speech about a possible financial meltdown: "Next time don't invite this pessimistic professor, let's just invite Mary Poppins."
This interview is actually fairly informative. It is a quick romp through the themes of the book, so if you are allergic to reading, this will give you sufficient familiarity to market yourself as an avid reader of Niall Ferguson and up on his latest book!
Update 2009jan02: Here is a talk by Niall Ferguson in Oct 2008 at the Hoover Institute on "Geopolitical Consequences of the Credit Crunch":
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