Piotr Winkielman, University of California, San Diego and Przemysław Marcowski, University of California, San Diego
When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
What would the United States stand to lose economically if its current access to the Taiwanese market were upended or totally restricted?
This seemingly theoretical question...
Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University
I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my interest in the subject was sparked by visits to local museums.
I...
Dawn Szymanski, University of Tennessee
In 1983, six businessmen got together and opened the first Hooters restaurant in Clearwater, Florida. Hooters of America LLC quickly became a restaurant chain success story.
Jonathan Gay, University of Mississippi
When companies advertise job openings, they often use buzzwords like “ambitious” and “self-reliant” to describe their ideal candidate. These traits sound appealing — what hiring manager wouldn’t want a...
W. Keith Robinson, Wake Forest University
The advent of generative artificial intelligence has sent shock waves across industries, from the technical to the creative. AI systems that can generate viable computer code, write news...
Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal government. His administration has frozen federal grants, issued executive orders aligned with the Heritage Foundation’s Project...
Allison Stanger, Middlebury
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access...
