Shannon: “You oftentimes hear academics talk about their research and publications as if they are the only ones working on a project. I wanted to be more involved with and surrounded by these ideas.” Suddenly, I was able to understand things from what beer people will order in a restaurant to how people derive happiness from work. Tyler: “Before I learned about the study of behavioral economics, I had never realized that economics was applicable to things other than business. It’s an amazing way to start off freshman year.” Today I know that some of the words and graphics I came up with to study a brainstorming session at the age of 19 will be in an academic journal article one day. But I joined because at my interview it was made clear that if I put in the effort, I would really be part of the research experience and that I would be part of creating and carrying out ideas. K atie: “I applied because the research was awesome. To better understand what working at CAH as a research assistant is like, we’ve asked five of our current research assistants a few questions. The lab takes on a few undergraduate students as research assistants each semester, and their responsibilities cover a wide range - from doing background research for new studies to running the actual experiments. To begin our series, let’s start with the youngest people in the lab: our wonderful undergraduate research assistants.
CENTER FOR ADVANCED HINDSIGHT SERIES
So, we thought we’d give you a peek into our daily lives with our new series called “Working With Advanced Hindsight.” To see more about the nature of our lab, check out the photos and content on our Facebook page.
We often get asked what it’s like to work in the Center for Advanced Hindsight.
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