Some people aspire to be economists to solve real-world issues, but are turned off by the formulaic nature of introductory economics courses, thus turning to different fields. But these minds, Alan Kirkman believes, are the people that the field of economics needs most. To keep these people from leaving, he proposes that we look at economics not as a set of formulas, but like evolution, which is unpredictable and uncontrollable – a “voyage through an ever-changing space” Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
