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The Mouth Is Mightier Than the Pen

Research by Prof. Nicholas Epley finds intelligence is better communicated through voice, rather than text, which he says ‘strips out some of your humanity’


SCOTUS votes 5-4 in favor of same-sex marriage

Prof. Mary Anne Case argues recent U.S. Supreme Court decision is ‘an opinion about marriage which includes gay people, rather than an opinion about gay people which includes marriage’


Yemeni Heritage, Saudi Vandalism

In op-ed, archaeologist describes Oriental Institute's Dhamar Survey Project in Yemen, which collected thousands of artifacts destroyed by recent Saudi bombing campaign


Crossed lines

A secret in her own family led Allyson Hobbs, AM’02, PhD’09, to uncover the hidden history of racial passing


The University of Chicago Magazine

How economists think differently from other humans

Video: Prof. Richard Thaler discusses examples of economic irrationality to promote his new book 'Misbehaving'


PBS NewsHour

SCOTUS votes 6-3 in favor of Affordable Care Act

Audio: Prof. David Strauss discusses how Supreme Court ruling on Affordable Care Act will affect Illinois citizens


Why Late First-Round N.B.A. Draft Picks Are a Bargain

Prof. Richard Thaler discusses economic irregularities in NFL Draft, calling it a ‘blatant violation’ of market efficiency


The Devonian extinction saw the oceans choke to death

Prof. Michael Coates discusses the rich marine life during the Devonian period and mass extinction that ended 'age of fish'


Teaching meditation to kids in Chicago swiftly reduced crime and dropout rates

Article cites Prof. Harold Pollack, who says youth programs like Becoming A Man can be ‘cost-effective, and a feasible part of a solution’


The 4 kinds of financial bubble

Article cites Prof. Amir Sufi's recent research which examines how household debt contributed to economic recession


World Economic Forum