Nearly all NFL head coaches are White. What are the odds? Bethany Lacina - February 7, 2022 It’s either a 100 to 1 chance — or there’s a pro-White bias in hiring, my research finds.
By coming out, Carl Nassib likely improved NFL fans’ attitudes toward gay men. Here’s how we know. Melissa R. Michelson and Brian Harrison - July 1, 2021 Our research tells us what changes straight men’s attitudes toward gay men and trans people
Despite the pandemic, Americans are still optimists. That’s a powerful political force. Jennifer Wolak, Jacob Oliver, and Carey Stapleton - June 9, 2021 Our research found that American optimism improves civil society, increasing trust in one another and encouraging political involvement.
European soccer’s Super League is a naked grab for money. But fans may still be willing to accept it. Erik Voeten - April 19, 2021 The breakaway league includes 12 top European teams
MLB moved the All-Star Game to protest Georgia’s new voting law. Here’s what that says about democracy. Thomas David Bunting - April 8, 2021 That will alert far more ordinary citizens to concerns about voter suppression
Media coverage of Tiger Woods’s accident shows that Americans don’t see athletes as fully human Tom Le and Gabrielle Herzig - March 7, 2021 “Can he still win?” is a question about a product, not a person.
The WNBA influenced the Georgia Senate race, new research finds Angele Delevoye - November 30, 2020 After Kelly Loeffler attacked Black Lives Matter, the WNBA backed one of her opponents — who pushed her into a January runoff
Derek Jeter, Christian Lopez, and Rational Choices Joshua Tucker - July 10, 2011 Yesterday afternoon NY Yankees star "Derek Jeter got his 3000th
Academia as a meritocracy? Some further thoughts Andrew Gelman - January 4, 2011 I had a few thoughts on Josh Tucker's remarks on
Baseball, Football, and Rational Choice Joshua Tucker - October 16, 2009 Kenneth Kovash and Steven Levitt have a fun (from my