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1. Poet of the wounded world |
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Concerned with both personal and political life, Rosanna Warren's poetry is shaped by what the Social Thought professor calls "the wound that opens us to reality, to the suffering of others, to the hugeness of being we cannot control." More » |
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Read two poems from Warren's upcoming collection, So Forth. |
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Learn about the College's creative writing major. |
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2. Chief field experimenter |
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Economics professor and Big Brains guest John List was a sports card dealer when he first tested the kinds of economic field experiments he's since introduced to fundraisers, educators, and rideshare executives. Now he's focused on a credibility crisis in scientific research that he calls "the scale-up problem." More » |
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Find out what List discovered about Uber's gender pay gap. |
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Read about List's work with physician Dana Suskind on early learning. |
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3. Voice messages |
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Living socially is easier when we know what others are thinking, but how? Powerful cues come through a person's voice, says behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley. More » |
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Read about humanities scholars who are exploring aspects of voice. |
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Learn from Epley why we should talk to strangers. |
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4. Firstborn and first in line |
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Law professor M. Todd Henderson, JD'98, finds a link between aspects of family history, like birth order, and corporate success. More » |
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Watch Henderson and UChicago trustee John Rogers Jr., LAB'76, discuss diversity in the boardroom. |
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5. Material specificity |
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In an exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, lead curator and art history professor Wu Hung highlights artists who experiment with a single material. More » |
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Learn how Wu Hung helped define contemporary Chinese art. |
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Read about UChicago's art conservation program and a recent gift to support it. |
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