pcoming seminars of potential interest at Columbia

Monday, Feb. 8

12.10-1.30, Schermerhorn 200C (Psych Dept Cognitive Lunch)

Mathieu Roy (Columbia University)

“Neural Mechanisms Involved in the Effects of Emotions on Pain” 

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2.40-4.00, Schermerhorn 200C (Psych Dept Social Snack)

Frances Champagne (Columbia University)

“Epigenetic Influence of Social Experiences across the Lifespan”

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2.30-4.00, IAB 1027 (Economic Theory Workshop)

Tayfun Sonmez (Boston College)

“Altruistic Kidney Exchange”

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Tuesday, Feb. 9

12.30-1.45, Uris 307 (Marketing Division Seminar)

Zakary Tormala (Stanford)

Title TBA

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4:15-5:45, IAB 1027 (Money Macro Workshop)

Mark Watson (Princeton)

Title TBA

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Wednesday, Feb. 10

12.00-1.30, Knox Hall 509 (Sociology Dept. New Pathways for the Social Sciences Colloquium Series)

Michael Kearns (U. Pennsylvania)

“Behavioral Experiments in Strategic Social Networks”

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4.10-5.30, Schermerhorn 614 (Psych Dept Colloquium)

Laurie Santos (Yale)

“The Evolution of Irrationality: Insights from Non-human Primates”

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Upcoming seminars of potential interest at NYU

Monday, Feb. 8

2.00 p.m., Room 624, 19 West 4th St. (Colloquium on Market Institutions & Economic Processes)

Maria Pia Paganelli (Yeshiva University)

“The Same Face of the Two Smiths (Adam & Vernon)”

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Thursday, Feb. 11

12.30-1.30, Room 517, 19 West 4th St. (CESS Experimental Economics Seminar)

Ragan Petrie (George Mason U.)

“A Field Experiment on Bargaining”

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Weblink of the week

“Narrative transforms valueless objects into valuable ones…

1. The experiment’s curators purchase objects — for no more than a few dollars — from thrift stores and garage sales.
2. A participating writer is paired with an object. He or she then writes a fictional story, in any style or voice, about the object. Voila! An unremarkable, castoff thingamajig has suddenly become a “significant” object!
3. Each significant object is listed for sale on eBay. The s.o. is pictured, but instead of a factual description the s.o.’s newly written fictional story is used. However, care is taken to avoid the impression that the story is a true one; the intent of the project is not to hoax eBay customers. (Doing so would void our test.) The author’s byline will appear with his or her story.

The results of our experiment?  We sold $128.74 worth of thrift-store junk for $3,612.51!”

http://significantobjects.com/about/

Working paper of the week

You are encouraged to submit papers at any stage of progress, including recently published work that you would like your colleagues to be aware of.