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The work habits of highly successful mathematicians, mostly to make you feel bad about your day today - Chris Blattman
The work habits of June Huh, recipient of the most recent Fields medal for mathematics: On any given day, Huh does about three hours of focused work. He might think about a math problem, or prepare to lecture a classroom of students, or schedule doctor’s appointments for his two sons. “Then I’m exhausted,” he said. […]
Teaching Why We Fight in High School - Chris Blattman
Teaching Why We Fight in High School My students love the book. One thing that jumps out is how clearly Blattman writes. For high school students who are encountering a big topic for the first time, clarity is incredibly important. The book really speaks to a wide audience. —Matt Cone, Carrboro High School, Carrboro, North […]
The prospects for war with China: Why I see a serious chance of World War III in the next decade - Chris Blattman
When I wrote my book on war, I avoided ongoing conflicts because I didn’t want the book to be dated the moment it came out. The roots of war and the paths to peace are timeless, and I wanted examples that made this permanence clear. Still, it was hard not to read obsessively about the […]
Teaching Why We Fight to Undergrads & Master's students - Chris Blattman
Teaching Why We Fight to Undergrads & Masters Students I use Why We Fight in my undergrad international development class [syllabus], an intro-level course in an interdisciplinary major. Students love it, both the ideas and because the anecdotes gave them a sense of how development work and research are conducted. I’ve enjoyed it a lot […]
Making The World A Safer Place | Hidden Brain Media
All of us want to feel safe in our daily lives. Yet when we think about crime, our first response is often a blanket approach: find the bad guys, and punish them. But what if there were another way? This week on the show, researchers Sara Heller and Chris Blattman explore how technology and psychology can be used to radically transform our approach to crime.
Books of the Year I — chosen by our regular reviewers | The Spectator
Philip Hensher There were some very good novels this year, but they came from surprising directions. It is astonishing that one as original as Kate Barker-Mawjee’s The Coldest Place on Earth (Conrad Press, £9.99) couldn’t find a major publisher. A friend recommended this wonderfully controlled and evocatively written novel about a heart coming to life […]