Intellectualism
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| 2024 | Joseph Stiglitz published 'The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society', a critical examination of neoliberal economic theories by Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek, which explores the potential impacts of information production in the age of artificial intelligence. |
| June 2024 | Spearheaded an open letter signed by 16 Nobel Prize in Economics laureates arguing against Donald Trump's fiscal and trade policies and efforts to limit the Federal Reserve's independence. |
| June 2024 | Chomsky was discharged from the hospital to continue recovery at home. In the same month, false reports of his death circulated on social media, leading to retracted obituaries. |
| June 2023 | Suffered a stroke and moved to Brazil full-time. |
| February 15 2023 |
Paul Berg
Paul Berg passed away at the age of 96, marking the end of a significant career in biochemistry and molecular biology.
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| 2021 | Conducted economic analysis with Ira Regmi examining pandemic-induced inflation (2021-2023), concluding that inflation was caused by sector supply-side disruptions and Ukraine war effects in food and energy sectors, not excessive US pandemic spending. |
| August 2020 | Published an article in Scientific American titled 'Measuring What Matters', critically examining the limitations of GDP as a sole economic metric and discussing its negative impacts on health, happiness, and the environment. |
| July 2020 | Published a report with Hamid Rashid from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs critiquing the US quantitative easing policy post-2008 financial crisis, arguing it effectively exported a debt bubble to developing countries. |
| April 2020 |
Intellectual humility
A large-scale international study involving nearly 50,000 participants from over 68 countries was conducted during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the relationship between open-mindedness and rejection of conspiracy theories.
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| 2019 | Joseph Stiglitz publicly advocated for the Green New Deal, arguing that it would stimulate economic demand and create more jobs in renewable energy compared to traditional fossil fuel industries like coal. |
| 2019 | Published 'People, Power and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent', a book critiquing free market fundamentalism and proposing a progressive capitalist approach to economic challenges. |
| 2019 | Published 'Measuring What Counts: The Global Movement for Well-Being', a book critiquing GDP as an inadequate measure of economic and social progress, highlighting the interconnected challenges of environmental degradation and human suffering. |
| 2019 |
Giorgos Seferis
Final volume of posthumous Days–diaries published, completing the 9-volume set
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| 2019 |
Jill Green
Served as interim director of the UNCG School of Dance while Janet Lilly was on sabbatical.
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| May 13 2019 | Published article in MarketWatch criticizing three decades of neoliberal policies and their impact on the middle class, economy, and democracy. |
| April 2019 |
Jill Green
Retired from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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| 2018 | Awarded the Sydney Peace Prize, recognizing his contributions to social and economic justice. |
| 2018 | Following the U.S. mid-term elections, Stiglitz published a significant statement emphasizing the critical role of economic justice in maintaining global democratic systems. |
| 2017 | Taught a short-term politics course at the University of Arizona. |
| 2017 | Hired as a part-time professor in the University of Arizona's linguistics department, with duties including teaching and public seminars. |
| 2017 |
Jill Green
Awarded the Outstanding Dance Education Research Award at the National Dance Education Conference and invited as keynote speaker at the International Symposium of the Performing Arts in Brazil.
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| December 5 2017 | Stated that the drop in wages in the United States is due to actions of multinational companies, contradicting his earlier views on globalization. |
| February 2017 | Argued that the fall in wages and disappearance of well-paid jobs in the United States are due to economic progress and technological innovation, not free trade or globalization. |
| 2016 | Commented on the critical economic situation in the United States, referencing a study by Anne Case and Angus Deaton showing declining life expectancy among middle-age white Americans. |
| October 2016 |
Jill Green
Delivered a TedXTalk in Winston-Salem on stress and tension in the body.
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| 2015 | Released the documentary 'Requiem for the American Dream', which summarizes his views on capitalism and economic inequality. |
| 2015 | Purchased a residence in São Paulo, Brazil, and began splitting time between Brazil and the U.S. |
| 2015 | Chomsky and Valeria Wasserman acquired a home in Brazil. |
| September 2015 | Stiglitz noted that China became the largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing-power parity. |
| 2014 | Completed his term as president of the International Economic Association. |
| 2014 | Chomsky married Valeria Wasserman. |
| June 2014 | Presided over the International Economic Association triennial world congress near the Dead Sea in Jordan. |
| October 7 2012 |
Niels Bohr
Google celebrated Bohr's 127th birthday with a Google Doodle depicting the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom.
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| February 2012 | Awarded the Legion of Honor in the rank of Officer by French ambassador François Delattre, highlighting his international recognition. |
| 2011 | Became president of the International Economic Association (IEA). |
| 2011 | Named by Foreign Policy magazine on its list of top global thinkers, recognizing his significant influence in global economic discourse. |
| 2011 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. |
| 2011 | Supported the Occupy movement, speaking at encampments and publishing on the movement, which he described as a reaction to a 30-year class war. |
| May 2011 | Published influential article 'Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%' in Vanity Fair, critiquing economic inequality. |
| 2010 | Received the Gerald Loeb Awards for Commentary for his works 'Capitalist Fools and Wall Street's Toxic Message', acknowledging his critical economic writing. |
| 2010 | Chaired the international Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, which issued the report 'Mismeasuring our Lives: Why GDP doesn't add up'. |
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