Podcasts episode·Apr 1, 2025

Crypto’s most groundbreaking innovation, permissionless consensus, may also be its greatest vulnerability. In this episode, Chicago Booth economist Eric Budish breaks down the core mechanics of blockchain trust, the staggering energy costs behind mining, and why these systems are fundamentally...

Research Briefs·Sep 4, 2024

The American model of innovation has long been the envy of the world. From the garage tinkerers of Silicon Valley to the research labs of prestigious universities, the United States has consistently churned out groundbreaking technologies that have reshaped industries...

Podcasts episode·Jul 3, 2024

Using Cellphone Data to Observe Religious Worship in the United States What do location data from roughly 2.1 million cellphones say about religiosity in the United States? In this episode of The Pie, Devin Pope, Professor of Economics and Behavioral...