Age of Discovery - Talks at Google

08 May 2018

Portrait of Professor Ian Goldin

with Professor Ian Goldin
Professor of Globalisation and Development

Professor Ian Goldin was the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School from September 2006 to September 2016. He is currently Oxford University Professor of Globalisation and Development, Senior Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, a Professorial...

Professor Ian Goldin discusses his latest book Age of Discovery in which he compares the present day to the Renaissance, another “rare moment of flourishing genius and risk,” and explores how to “fashion our own golden age.” Following his presentation, Professor Goldin discusses these issues with Hal Varian, Google's chief economist.