Author Archives: Oscar Winberg

New Fellows

Editor’s note: As the leaves are turning yellow and the air is getting crisper, I asked the new cohort of fellows to reflect on what they are hoping to achieve during their time at TIAS. Here are some of their … Continue reading →

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Philosopher in a First-Class Lounge

By Joona Räsänen, Senior Research Fellow, TIAS As I have worked in Denmark and Norway in recent years while also keeping my home base in Finland, I have commuted quite a lot between the Nordic countries. I also regularly travel … Continue reading →

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“In Defence of the Numbers:” Lottery Games and the Labour of Luck

Note from the editors: this is the second in a series of posts about games for the TIAS blog. What can our research tell us about various games, what can games tell us about our research, our society, and our … Continue reading →

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Trust, Polarization, and Diplomacy

Note from the editors: this is the first in a series of posts about games for the TIAS blog. What can our research tell us about various games, what can games tell us about our research, our society, and our … Continue reading →

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Footnotes and Flamingos: Land-Based Travels of a TIAS Fellow

By Antti Lampinen, Collegium Fellow, TIAS. Conference travel tends to generate a peculiar blend of faff and delight. There are timetables to hit, transfers to juggle, presentations to polish in awkward corners of terminals, and then – occasionally almost as … Continue reading →

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Learning from Loss: When the People You Study Pass Away

On Monday, I awoke to the news that director, actor, and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, had been killed in their home. Reiner became famous for his role as Michael Stivic on television’s All in the Family in the 1970s, established himself as … Continue reading →

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September Vibes

For many in academia, September is the busiest month of the year. We are no exception. It’s been applications, meetings, deadlines, and syllabi all month long. And this September we, Xin Liu and Oscar Winberg, are also taking over the … Continue reading →

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