The origin of life on Earth, explained - University of Chicago News
WEBSep 19, 2022 · The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries of science. To find out if we are alone in the galaxy, we will need to better understand what geochemical conditions nurtured the first life forms. Several seminal experiments in this topic have been conducted at the University of Chicago, including the Miller-Urey experiment that suggested how the building blocks of life could ...
What is behavioral economics? | University of Chicago News
WEBBehavioral economics, explained. Behavioral economics combines elements of economics and psychology to understand how and why people behave the way they do in the real world. It differs from neoclassical economics, which assumes that most people have well-defined preferences and make well-informed, self-interested decisions based on those ...
The Chicago Manual of Style, explained
WEBThe Chicago Manual of Style is an American English style guide published by the University of Chicago Press. The Manual’s guidelines for publishing, style and usage, and citations and indexes—known as “Chicago style” rules and recommendations—are among the most widely used in the United States, especially in academic and book publishing.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, pioneering psychologist and ‘father of …
WEBOct 28, 2021 · Among the lives he influenced most were those of his students and colleagues. Karen Skerrett, PhD’88, a psychologist, consultant and author, recalled standing in Green Hall, anxiously awaiting her committee to congregate before defending her dissertation.
Insurrectionist movement in U.S. is larger and more dangerous …
WEBAug 12, 2021 · In early April 2021, Prof. Robert Pape of the University of Chicago released an analysis of 377 Americans arrested or charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
The first nuclear reactor, explained | University of Chicago News
WEBThe scientists achieved this sustained nuclear reaction, the first created by humans, on Dec. 2, 1942, in a squash court under the stands of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1,” the world’s first nuclear reactor kicked off the Atomic Age and has a complicated legacy, including the rise of both nuclear ...
Doomsday Clock moves closest to apocalypse than ever before, at …
WEBThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 24 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved to 90 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to apocalypse in the three-quarters of a century the Clock has been set.. In making the unprecedented move, the Bulletin cited nuclear threats from Russian president Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, as well as global carbon ...
Cultural stereotypes drive negative perceptions of undocumented ...
WEBOct 23, 2018 · Heated political rhetoric on immigration has dominated the media for the past few years, with politicians including President Donald Trump often portraying undocumented immigrants as dangerous criminals.
U.S. prison labor programs violate fundamental human rights, new …
WEBJun 16, 2022 · Incarcerated workers generate billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually but are paid pennies per hour without proper training or opportunity to build skills for careers after release, according to a comprehensive nationwide report released by the University of Chicago Law School’s Global Human Rights Clinic and the American Civil Liberties Union.
What Putin’s invasion of Ukraine looks like for everyday Russians
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Russian scholar examines disinformation and turmoil in his home country—and explains his decision to leave. The day after Prof. Konstantin Sonin finished a public lecture in Moscow, Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A Russian citizen, the University of Chicago scholar has been a …
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