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2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019

Next-Generation Analytics Do and Don’t Make a Difference for Chicago Cubs GM Jed Hoyer ’96

After championships in two of the sport’s most historic and dedicated cities (and, if you believe in such things, helping break two long-standing curses), Jed Hoyer ’96 remains motivated by the quest …

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019

How Field Yates ’09 Defies the Odds in the Sports Industry

Field Yates ’09 was a two-sport athlete and psychology major at Wesleyan. He now uses his people skills and sports insig…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019

Primary Source: The Wesleyan Media Project

The Wesleyan Media Project has become a go-to authority for election-related data. The 2018 election season surprised m…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019July 26, 2019

The Why Axis: Cutting-Edge Science at Wesleyan

In search of photonic breakthroughs, Professor of Physics Tsampikos Kottos often finds himself learning the most from ch…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Empowering Research through Passion-Driven Statistics

Lisa C. Dierker (above, left) is the Walter Crowell University Professor of Social Sciences and professor of psychology.…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Risky Business: Decoding the Neurological Underpinnings of Addiction

Assistant Professor of Psychology Mike Robinson is looking to the brain to investigate the science behind risky decision…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Climate Change and the Economy

Gary W. Yohe, Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, has been working at the forefront …

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

“Show Me Numbers”

Director of the Quantitative Analysis Center Manolis Kaparakis positions data analysis squarely in the center of Wesleya…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Meeting Clients Halfway: Using Data to Understand Recidivism, Successful Transitions for Formerly Incarcerated

An unprecedented collaboration between a QAC class and a local nonprofit analyzes real-time recidivism data to inform public policy, and offers students exposure to the workings of halfway housing, its staff and formerly…

2018 Issue 3December 6, 2018May 20, 2019

IDEAS: Putting the Art in Smart Design

Biographer Walter Isaacson—who wrote about Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs—has said, “Those who thriv…