Richard Korman

Prolific political scientist Steven Brams has been promoting peace and fairness one algorithm at a time.

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Steven J. Brams says approval voting, in which voters can vote for more than one candidate, is a better way to conduct multiple candidate elections.

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Instead of party leaders selecting members of Congress to form a super committee to hash out problems, Steven J. Brahms suggests full houses of Congress make the picks using the minimax procedure.

• By Richard Korman

When rivals negotiate, Steven J. Brams' suggests using the adjusted winner technique, which gives negotiators 100 points apiece and for them to start the bidding.

• By Richard Korman

Instead of leaving it up to a coin flip, Steven J. Brams says the NFL should start overtime by giving the ball to the team that wins a bidding war for the kickoff.

• By Richard Korman

Historians discover that the devil in the ancient texts is not nearly as frightening as the one who gives us the shakes in movies.

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On the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision clearing the path for interracial marriage, Richard Korman examines the argument that more intermarriage would create more equality.

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Academics come to semantic blows over challenging the baby boom orthodoxy that physical punishment for children is always a bad idea.

• By Richard Korman

Usually pictured solely as a scourge, pregnancy for unmarried poor teens may actually have some benefits for the mom.

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Researchers show why it's good that the elderly habitually stick to their favorite brands and how less ambitious shopping can make you a happier senior.

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The changing complexity of American family life keeps researchers busy and a father finds it hard to share the daddy space with his kids' new stepfather.

• By Richard Korman

Domestic violence and sports have been uneasy partners in the public eye, and new research finds some credence.

• By Richard Korman

Although it may be hard to discern at the CEO level, higher pay equals higher performance. Two academics went to the track to suss out why.

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A sociologist and an economist look at collegiate grade inflation and find a bogeyman that doesn't frighten them at all.

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A libertarian look at the current pay kerfuffle for financial services companies suggests regulating executive compensation will not produce healthier capitalism.

• By Richard Korman

A new study calls for standardizing aircraft maintenance across the globe, but until then, says one co-author, the answer just might be yes.

• By Richard Korman