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Economists are Irrational!

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 12.16.2009 | Business


Dr. Jim Taylor

Given what has happened to our economy in the last decade, it's hard to believe that any of the "freshwater," "efficient market" economists still have jobs, much less, credibility in how the economy actually works.

What Makes Us Wise II: The Defining Wisdom Project

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.12.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

In order to create a field of wisdom science, we wanted to bring together all the interested parties - philosophers, classicists, historians, experts in law, medicine, psychology, biology.

The Garden Conversations

Jamie Kalven | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago


Jamie Kalven

For the last few weeks, I've been talking with gardeners at an imperiled community garden on the South Side of Chicago. Last spring, the University of Chicago informed us it wants its land back.

Obama Presidential Library: University Of Chicago Already Angling For It?

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago


Less than a year into President Obama's first term, his former employer -- the University of Chicago -- is making it clear that it wants his president...

Former Israeli PM Olmert Shouted Down at University of Chicago (Video)

Ali Abunimah | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago


Ali Abunimah

Recording and photography were officially banned at Olmert's request, but we had a camera anyway as protester after protester rose to make a statement before police forced them to leave.

Quick! Ted Williams Is Defrosting!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 12.02.2009 | Comedy


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

There are claims that a technician took baseball-like swings at Ted Williams' frozen head with a monkey wrench. Since I'm interested in the whole concept of cryogenics, I have certain questions.

Heartland: Smart Art

Paul Klein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


Paul Klein

For any museum to mount two original, innovative and relevant shows in a row is rare. The Smart Museum has done precisely that.

Malcolm Casadaban, University Of Chicago Professor, Dies After Contact With Plague Bacteria

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago


A University of Chicago molecular genetics professor studying the origins of harmful bacteria died last weekend after contracting an infection linked ...

Education in Chicago: Reason to Cheer: Common Sense About Schools From Thinking Observers

Bill Sweetland | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago


Bill Sweetland

Get rid of the college admissions essay. We'll thwart those odious helicopter parents. We know they're helping their pampered offspring cheat their way into Princeton.

Renaissance 2010 Gets A Solid 'B'

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago


Paras Bhayani

New University of Chicago findings pour cold water on both the most ardent critics and most ardent proponents of both Ren10 and the charter schools it has created.

Health Care Reform: Still An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Dr. Paul Toffel

Whose plan gets my nod, for bipartisan reality and feasibility, to save and improve our unique, innovative American health care system and not saddle our country with unsustainable debt? I vote for Senator Max Baucus.

Edward Lighthart, Mysterious Seattle Amnesiac, Was University of Chicago Grad

Chicago Sun-Times | PostChronicle.Com | Posted 09.23.2009 | Chicago


A dehydrated man who wandered out of a Seattle public park last month with no ID, $600 stuffed in a sock and amnesia has a Chicago connection. It t...

An Open Letter to Warren Buffett on Health Care: We Need You!

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


Dr. Paul Toffel

Mr. Buffett, you're not in the health insurance market, but this might be the opportunity to bring your successful Berkshire companies to the table, to help solve the major issue of our time.

Health-Care Reform: An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Dr. Paul Toffel

Recently, when an old friend asked me if I had a simple solution for the medical insurance and access problems on the front pages of America's newspapers, I told him: "Yes, I do."

Odd News

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment


Jeff Dorchen

Odd News and a new play: watch the preparatory video for Strauss at Midnight by Jeff Dorchen.

Students, Activists Rip University Of Chicago Over Hospital Agenda

Chi-Town Daily News | ALEX PARKER | Posted 07.05.2009 | Chicago


Hours after a U.S. Congressman announced he was requesting a federal investigation into allegations of patient dumping at the University of Chicago Me...

University Of Chicago Students Start "Men In Power" Club

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


A group of University of Chicago students think it's time the campus focused more on its men. A third-year student from Lake Bluff has formed Men in P...

Column In University Of Chicago Paper Calling Students 'Tramps' And 'Skanks' Prompts Retraction, Debate

Chi-Town Daily News | PETER SACHS | Posted 06.19.2009 | Chicago


A column in the student newspaper at the University of Chicago offended enough readers that the paper not only apologized for running the opinion piec...

University Of Chicago Closing Women's Health Center

AP | Posted 06.19.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- The University of Chicago Medical Center says it's closing a women's clinic that serves thousands of people each year. Medical center...

Obama's Legacy: The Death of the GOP

Alex Abella | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Alex Abella

After Senator Arlen Specter's stunning switch in party affiliation, the Republicans in Congress will be reduced to a sputtering stump group of grumpy old white men who just don't get it.

The Internet Is Absolute Democracy -- Be Very Afraid!

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Tom Alderman

Like Guttenberg's printing press, the Internet has created radically new opportunities and systems that have put us at the beginning of a seismic cultural shift and yet, something is terribly wrong.

Global China Connection: From Columbia to Stanford and McGill

Jim Luce | Posted 05.21.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Hundreds of Chinese studies majors at top universities in North America have recently formed a network dedicated to forging new economic, cultural, and political links between East and West.

Obama Gets Real and So Should You

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

For those of us who have waited 8 years for good news, Obama's pragmatism can be frustrating, but it's the right strategy for a realistic president confronted with difficult times.

Dr. Eric Whitaker, Obama Friend And University Of Chicago Hospital Executive, Defends Controversial ER Policy

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2009 | Chicago


Dr. Eric Whitaker, a close friend of President Obama's and an executive at the University of Chicago Medical Center, defended the South Side hospital'...

Community Garden At Risk

Jamie Kalven | Posted 04.30.2009 | Chicago


Jamie Kalven

The garden has remained a border institution: common ground shared by residents of Woodlawn and Hyde Park