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It’s Time to Call Putin’s Bluff
Russia’s bluster at the negotiating table masks an economy hollowed out by war and sanctions, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Tymofiy Mylovanov of the Kyiv School of Economics, and co-author Stephen Henriques.
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This year, our faculty and alumni provided expertise on pressing issues including political polarization, sports gambling, tariffs, public education, the business of the arts, and the seismic impact of AI.
When AI Learns the Why, It Becomes Smarter—and More Responsible
A new Yale SOM study finds that training generative AI to understand why headlines resonate—not just which perform best—reduces clickbait and produces more engaging, trustworthy content, pointing to a more responsible approach for AI design.
Can Holiday Shopping Boycotts Make a Difference?
We asked Yale SOM’s Zoe Chance, an expert on consumer behavior and persuasion, what makes boycotts effective and how companies should respond.
Connecticut Charts a New Course on Affordable Housing
Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that a new comprehensive housing law gives Connecticut towns a clearer, more flexible framework for developing housing growth plans.
A Different Kind of Wedge Issue: What Golf Reveals About Working Across Ideological Lines
How do political differences affect workplace performance? A study of professional golfers, co-authored by Yale SOM’s Balázs Kovács, suggests that working alongside someone of the opposite political orientation may dampen the ability to execute tasks successfully.
An Interactive Tool Helps School Districts Redesign Their Bus Schedules—and Get Kids a Little More Sleep
Yale SOM operations scholar Zhen Lian and her co-authors created an interactive tool that helped San Francisco reach consensus on school schedules, move start times later, and save millions of dollars in transportation costs.
When State Neglect Turns Weather into Revolution
In a new study, Professor Mushfiq Mobarak and co-author Sultan Mehmood analyze newly uncovered satellite imagery of the 1970 Bhola cyclone, and show that the storm affected voting patterns and induced more citizens to take up arms in a guerrilla war that led to the founding of Bangladesh.
How Millions of Simulated Maps Can Help Us Make Electoral Districts That Feel Fair
Part of resolving the political redistricting stalemate, writes Professor Jamie Tucker-Foltz, is creating congressional maps that align with human intuition about fairness.
What Are the Consequences of Resuming Nuclear Testing?
President Donald Trump said recently that he had ordered the return of U.S. nuclear testing, prompting a warning from Russia. We asked Professor Paul Bracken what test explosions could mean.
