Radio Harris

Your choices matter - so why not use social science to make them? That's the idea behind the new book from Harris economist Robert Michael.

Since January, small teams of Harris students have been diving headfirst into real-time policy questions. Three students share their experiences in the first-ever Harris Policy Labs.

In his new book, "Relic", Professor William Howell argues that the Constitution is undermining effective government - and offers a way to move forward.

We sit down with Professor Konstantin Sonin, a prominent political scientist and commentator on Russia, to get his perspective on Russia's military campaign in Syria, the Russian economy's supposed downturn, and the fate of Vladimir Putin.

Do Senate Republicans really want to block the President's Supreme Court Nominee? What might a "creative" compromise look like? On this special mini-episode, three Chicago Harris political scientists share their perspectives.

There's a rational explanation for gridlock - and it means our politicians might be more rational and forward-thinking than we give them credit for.

How will the U.S. handle the ongoing refugee crisis? With a delicate balance of security and compassion, explains Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Anne Richard, AM'84.

The "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" author talks about the reaction to his book, whether economists are wasting their time with useless math and why he thinks climate change is the next frontier of inequality.

Behavioral scientists at Chicago Harris spent months studying whether cheap, easy nudges could get parents to read to their kids more. Now the results are in.

On September 30, the Pearson Family Foundation donated $100 million to University of Chicago, creating an institute to confront the new era of global conflicts with data-driven analysis.