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...take over the world. “Microtrends” is “Freakonomics” meets Gregory Mankiw’s “Principles of Economics.” As an attempt to follow in Steven D. Levitt ’89 and Stephen Dubner??s footsteps by using statistical analysis to debunk conventional beliefs, it falls flat because of its obsession with numbers, which oversimplifies the complex reality of our social and political interactions.“Microtrends” is a Frankenstein of a book, devoting a few pages to each trend. These...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Microtrends’ as Fun as Microeconomics and Half as Relevant | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...This is a misogynist, prejudiced, error-ridden play,” proclaims Jeffrey B. Dubner ’03 in his director’s notes for the program of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Dubner??s statement emphasizes the controversial nature of a play that has deeply affected many with its tale of a renegade inmate battling the head nurse of a mental hospital...

Author: By Sarah L. Solorzano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cuckoo Soars in Leverett | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

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