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Samuelson and Buckley at Yale—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
September 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
What Chance of Change Is Enough?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
September 2, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Who’s the World’s Fastest Runner?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 25, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Citizenship Flexibility at the Olympics Is a Good Thing—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 21, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Pray at the Pump—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 18, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Neither a Sidezoomer nor a Lineupper Be—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 11, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Obama and Me—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Creative Capitalism—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
July 25, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Google Should Give You Some of Its Ad Revenue—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
July 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
What’s Your Wilhelm Scream?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
July 8, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Fixing the System Obama Broke—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
July 3, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, are authors of Voting with Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
Can a Draft Regression Outpredict NBA Experts?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
July 1, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Rebound Rates—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
June 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Putt Probabilities—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
June 18, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Should You “Ferberize” Your Baby?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
June 9, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Meet a Nym—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 27, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
What’s the Best Way to Predict American Idol?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
I’ll Be Brief—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 19, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
An Equity Kicker—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff
May 19, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff are professors at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management. They are regular columnists for Forbes and co-authors of Why Not? More...
Surfing the Class—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 13, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Kids and Congress—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Anonymity Because—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
April 29, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
How Late Will You Really Be?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
April 9, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Purim and Penelope—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 31, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
The Racial Tipping Point—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 20, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Is Tooth Cleaning a Scam?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 11, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
A Poll Tax on Selfishness—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 3, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Mining Unconscious Wisdom—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 1, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Could You Lose a Pound a Week to Save $500?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 26, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Barack’s Prosody Problem—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 18, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Who’s Against Transparency in Government?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 7, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author, with Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67, of Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
What’s the Probability That Romney Is Leading in California?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Can Bail Bond Dealers Reduce Discrimination?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 30, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Lose weight? Bet on it—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 27, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and co-founder, with Dean Karlan, of stickK.com. More...
Where money is no object—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
January 26, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and Ian Ayres ’86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, are co-authors of Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
Swimming Pools and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t-Tell’—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Straightforward: How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights. More...
The New Green—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff
January 7, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff are professors at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management. They are regular columnists for Forbes and co-authors of Why Not? More...
Does This Analysis of Test Scores Make Any Sense?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
December 26, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Why Don’t Sports Teams Use Randomization?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
December 11, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
EULA Wars: The Customer Is Always Right…to Lodge a Protest—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
November 21, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Poker Bots on the Rise—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
November 12, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Prepare to be super-crunched—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
October 26, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
For Many, Forms Could Be a Lot Less Taxing—A Commentary by Ian Ayres
April 17, 2007
The IRS already has the information it needs to fill out millions of taxpayers' forms automatically. More...
Ayres, Ayres & Ayres et al Publish "Seeing Significance" Statistical Study
September 14, 2006
"Seeing Significance: Is the 95% Probability Range Easier to Perceive?" was recently accepted for publication by Chance magazine, a leading publication of the American Statistical Association. More...
Ayres and Klass Receive Scribes Book Award
August 14, 2006
Insincere Promises: The Law of Misrepresented Intent, co-authored by Professor Ian Ayres and Gregory Klass, has been selected as the 2006 winner of the Scribes Book Award. More...
Prof. Ian Ayres Voted a Fellow of the American Academy
April 27, 2006
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Professor Ian Ayres '86 voted a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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