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Large-scale study challenges our understanding of memorable images
Using the THINGS database, researchers find semantic features and typical objects have a stronger influence on our memories than previously thought. ...
July 13, 2023Social Sciences on the Big Screen
Alumni-in-Residence event spotlights the intersection of social sciences and filmmaking By Audrey Weckwerth The Alumni-in-Residence program has...
March 29, 2024SSD Profs. Magne Mogstad, Salikoko Mufwene, and Shigehiro Oishi Among UChicago Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Five members of the University of Chicago faculty have ...
October 15, 2023Announcements Faculty Anthropology
Remembering Nancy Munn, Emerita Professor of Anthropology
By Sarah Steimer Nancy Munn — remembered as “a scholar’s scholar” — was an Emerita Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago and a ren...
July 13, 2023Name-based demographic ascription tools misgender and misrecognize race and ethnicity
A new study in Nature Human Behavior calls for more accurate, more ethical tools — and more interesting research. By Sarah Steimer When...
April 17, 2023Announcements Faculty Economics
A Nobelist’s controversial approach to solving inequality, with James Heckman (Big Brains Ep. 111)
This article was originally published by UChicago News. See the story and full transcript on their site here. Show Notes Over his distinguished ...
April 13, 2023