Why Everyone Thinks They’re Doing All the Work
Article cites Prof. Nicholas Epley, who helped coin term ‘overclaiming,’ or the belief that one is doing more than their fair share of work
New York Magazine
Remembering Nobel Prize-Winning Mathematician John Nash
Audio: Prof. Roger Myerson discusses mathematician John Nash’s impact on the field of economics
Study looks at union participation in Illinois
Audio: Assoc. Prof. Virginia Parks says that even with declining membership rates in Illinois unions, labor movement is still important organizing force for workers
Potential flaws in genomics paper scrutinized on Twitter
Prof. Yoav Gilad uses Twitter to criticize data analysis in genomics study, inviting questions about the interaction between science and social media
Nature
Why Are Prescription Drugs So Expensive? Big Pharma Points To The Cost Of Research And Development, Critics Say That's No Excuse
Article cites Prof. Rena Conti, who argues against claim that cost of pharmaceutical drugs is based primarily on cost of drug's development
International Business Times
When the Gangbangers Are (Mostly) White Guys
In interview, Prof. Harold Pollack, director of UChicago Crime Lab, discusses differences between Chicago gang violence and recent biker gang shooting in Waco, Texas
Vice
The father of behavioral economics explains why you can't predict the market
Video: In interview, Prof. Richard Thaler discusses his book ‘Misbehaving,’ which argues that markets are often irrational
Yahoo! News
Purdue Takes A Stand For Free Speech, No Matter How Offensive Or Unwise
<p>Purdue becomes first public university to adopt 'Chicago principles'—UChicago’s commitment to freedom of expression approved in early 2015</p>
