Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall st. The credit crunch has shown how the global financial system has become increasingly dependent on mathematical models trying to quantify human (economic) behaviour. Now the quants are at the heart of yet another technological revolution in finance: trading at the speed of light.

What are the risks of treating the economy and its markets as a complex machine? Will we be able to keep control of this model-based financial system, or have we created a monster?

A story about greed, fear and randomness from the insides of Wall Street.

Director: Marije Meerman Research: Gerko Wessel

The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis.

Crisisofcredit.com

The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated. This project was completed as part of my thesis work in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

For more on my broader thesis work exploring the use of new media to make sense of a increasingly complex world, visit jonathanjarvis.com.

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© Copyright 2009 Jonathan Jarvis Cast: Jonathan Jarvis

Bankers vs. Consultants.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401309682/levesellout-20 -- get the book by Leveraged Sell-Out.

An LSO and Portal-A Production.

http://www.leveragedsellout.com lyrics @ http://www.portal-a.com mp3 @ http://www.zshare.net/audio/5112236545d91f6f/

side 1 | side 2 - Finance crib sheet. A complete mess to be sure. Who doesn't love a good old capital budgeting or dividend question? This crib sheet spent a whole summer and winter in the trunk of my car.

side 1 | side 2 - Finance crib sheet. A complete mess to be sure. Who doesn't love a good old capital budgeting or dividend question? This crib sheet spent a whole summer and winter in the trunk of my car.