U of C Business School Assistant Professor Nicholas Epley has been on faculty at the GSB for three years, but this week he's been making headlines around the world. Today's Financial Times profiles Epley as a "professor to watch," focusing on his application of behavioral science methods to business education. According to the article, Epley's brand of mind-reading, which basically amounts to knowing one's coworkers, "looks at how people intuit others' thoughts, how good they are at it and the consequences of what he calls 'mind-reading mistakes.'" The study finds that our perceptions of others and what others think of us are distorted (we think people like us more than they actually do), and these distortions can be improved with better communication. However, "if you want to avoid ambiguity, never depend on e-mail," the article warns. more ›

ATA is selling off its assets at Midway in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, according to a report in today’s Financial Times. The cheapo airline, which is Chicagoist’s most-used carrier, is trying to get rid of leases on 14 airport gates and more than 30 Boeing 737-800 planes. As a side note, that image is right off the ATA website, which is horribly sad in a certain way. more ›