ED Surge

AUGUST 1, 2023

When he was working on his book on the topic more than a decade ago, he says he reached out to civil rights groups hoping they’d be interested in using his research to launch campaigns against legacy programs, but had few takers. But even that financial argument is not well-founded, argues Kahlenberg. And that's not true,” she says.

Argumentation 165

Argumentation Finance Research Research 165

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The year was 2010, and Michael Gibson found himself on the first day of a research job at a hedge fund run by the controversial billionaire Peter Thiel. Gibson had little experience in finance. And we didn't even talk finance. But he comes across as the embodiment of soulless financing. in it at Oxford University.

Finance 283

Finance Economics Argumentation Innovation 283

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2022

While acknowledging Oster’s brilliance in her field of expertise, my experience as a higher education researcher and instructor suggests she may have missed the mark. As a social scientist, this is an area I have researched using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Research 262

Research Research Government Finance 262

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low. And that’s worse than the humanities, English and finance degrees in the U.K. There are two key weaknesses to our argument.

Argumentation 246

Argumentation Computer Economics Equality 246

Futurum

JUNE 21, 2022

DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. FIELDS OF RESEARCH: American Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies. FUNDER: Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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Research Research Professor Argumentation 79

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the mid-1990s, researching history for my book A New Kind of Science , (as I’ll discuss below) I had a detailed email exchange and long phone conversation with Ed about this. Richard Feynman and I would get into very fierce arguments. As he told it : I never pressed any issue that would sort of give me credit, okay?

Computer 67

Computer Physics Science Sciences 67

Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 5, 2024

of what’s now Wolfram Language —we were trying to develop algorithms to compute hundreds of mathematical special functions over very broad ranges of arguments. But when it comes to mathematical research, and the frontiers of mathematics, one doesn’t immediately expect any such constraint.

Science 122

Science Sciences Computer Mathematics 122