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  • The game within the game
    The Chronicle of Higher Education

    The game within the game

    Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education comments on televised sporting events as advertisements for colleges.

    Jan 15, 2026

    Does string theory explain the wiring of the brain?
    Scientific American

    Does string theory explain the wiring of the brain?

    Vijay Balasubramanian of the School of Arts & Sciences says claims from a study applying string theory to the brain may be premature.

    Jan 14, 2026

    Banks ready battle plans to save their credit card businesses
    The New York Times

    Banks ready battle plans to save their credit card businesses

    Itamar Drechsler of the Wharton School says a 10% cap on credit card interest rates could make as many as 80 percent of customers unprofitable to credit card issuers at current lending rates and credit limits.

    Jan 14, 2026