After three years of you-know-what, we returned for a 9th edition of the econo’food potluck last week. One change for the 2020s is being more intentional about in-person events, which in this case took the form of making the potluck more convenient by gathering in the Jaharis building right after our final day of class. […]
Economic explanations can be like trying to explain why a joke is funny: it takes a long time, and by the end it’s not funny any more. Our explanations can also be like dissecting a frog: it’s weird, and anyway the frog is dead. You get the picture — we can be a Continue Reading →
Our 7th annual econ-of-food class potluck, new and improved: now with an original student recipe!
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Our non-judgmental judges: Sean Cash (at left) and Parke […]
This year’s class potluck was especially saboroso, with a delicious Sopa Paraguaya from Gabi Fretes — and a wild Puerto Rican Coquito from Nayla Bezares here being praised by judge Norbert Wilson:
Also meaningful, in a different way: Blackbird Donuts (thank you Ilana Cliffer!).
Our fifth annual class potluck this week was terrific. We do love our food!
For this year, we were able to schedule the dinner immediately after introducing the idea of optimization in food choice. The class had just completed a data-analysis exercise using the famous least cost diet problem, looking […]
Our fourth annual Econ o’Food potluck was last night, the biggest ever and great fun.
This year we had prizes for the best dish in each of five categories, aiming to be as nutritious and delicious as possible while pursuing any one (or more) of the following widely shared goals:
least monetary cost, least […]
A fun feature of NUTR 238 is our annual econ-of-food potluck dinner, to celebrate the privileges of modern food culture. So many choices! The idea is to show off our amazing dietary optimization skills, with prizes for the best dish in each of several categories.
We start with the oldest challenge in the economics of […]
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