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Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Eric Eide, Professor and Department Chair of Economics.

New research finds a strong tendency among coaches to overreact to close losses - and those hasty adjustments backfire in the long run. 

Along with Neymar, Ronaldo and Messi, the world’s best soccer referees are heading to Brazil for the World Cup. But according to an analysis of 2,500 soccer matches, it appears the whistles of even the best officials are biased.

When both Harvard and the University of Chicago law schools admitted Brooke Smith, she had to decide which one was the best fit.

The idea that boys are better at math and in competitions has persisted for a long time, and now we know why: Nobody bothered to schedule the rematch.

They say hindsight is 20/20, but apparently that’s not always the case.

Sons of fathers with high incomes tend to end up with higher than average incomes themselves, but new research shows that it’s not just dad’s money that helps a son on his way.

Whether you call it the Flutie Effect or the Jimmer Bump, a banner year in NCAA men’s basketball or football is followed by a flood of prospective students.

A new Brigham Young University study found that 16-18 year olds perform better academically when they shave about two hours off what current guidelines prescribe.

Though they’ve risen to the top of their profession and work in front of huge audiences, NBA referees aren’t immune to unintentional racial bias when it comes to calling fouls, according to a new study.