Classics
topic on 1 show · 2 statements across 2 episodes
2 statements about Classics, every show
Carvalho: UATX holds a hiring advantage in traditional humanities
“If you study Jane Austen as an example of a scholar that we have, that's, there's not a lot of jobs for you in the world. Well, we like that. We like ninth century literature. And we wanted more of that. So, you know, we actually have a comparative advantage i…”
Miller: Studying classics and history beats academic economics for understanding markets
“So much of academic econ right now is about solving for some global maxima using physics equations that really don't belong in our economy. Whereas studying classics in history, just seeing how civilizations grow, thrive, and ultimately fall, has a lot more be…”