The need to pivot away from fossil-fuel use rapidly is a common concern. But every technological transition is enabled and inhibited by its social and physical environments. I’m interested in small changes that add up, especially the choices that power homes and rely on the behavior of millions of people. How quickly can those…
The UN Security Council’s 1267/1988 Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has, for more than twenty-five years, played a central role in supporting the Council’s counter-terrorism sanctions regimes related to Al-Qaida, ISIL/Da’esh, and the Taliban. Mandated to monitor compliance with sanctions measures, including…
The Student Affiliates of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Public Policy & Behavioral Science welcome University of Chicago behavioral economist Alex Imas for a conversation about his book with nobel laureate Richard Thaler, The Winner's Curse. All undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, are…
2026 Book Talk: The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American FoundingOsita Nwanevu, contributing editor for The New Republic and a columnist for The GuardianThursday, February 12, 2026, from 4:30-5:45 p.m.Louis A. Simpson International Building, Bowl A71
