Studies Artificial General Intelligence, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), and Enhancement. Albeit, at times conversations are interesting, I signed up for this class to learn Micro and that didn't always happen. Tuesday, 2:50–4:10 p.m. %PDF-1.7 James Miller Professor at Smith College South Deerfield, Massachusetts 500+ connections. He was a candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate. He's more interested in politics than economics. He had us read a stupid economic romance novel which we never discussed. Smith College. He has me convinced I want to major in economics. I so enjoy reading his textbook; it is filled with amazing analysis and funny examples. James D. Miller's 5 research works with 6 citations and 119 reads, including: Power Markets: Transferring Systematic Risk to Lottery Players Mar 9th, 2017. Personally I don't wanna take another class with him in the future. 1 0 obj �yi� g�l��d��}Ïw>o>���֪)Zޢ�%V�&�I���L ���nr��ߎ��Vj��m��uB������-��n�QLE�|5�oi6'��0�|�;�z�YzA�!0]"��0�F��(�%4:�X��J��� �q�}�i��Ex?C� `�*B�O�XP&�j�O���vI'��!_W�9�Fg~�%*��=L�? You don't get the quizes or exams back so how you'll have no idea how you are doing in class until you get your final grade shown in the system. Miller has recently written on the technological singularity the Fermi paradox and intelligence augmentation. He's very good at explaining and dissecting complex game theory ideas and will make you rethink a lot of things. I'm sure he's a great person I just don't ever want to take a class with him again. for an entirely remote fall 2020 semester. Rate Professor Miller. I personally enjoy the class, but only five people still attend. endobj Prof. Miller is not very personable, but definitely evokes new thoughts in his lectures. 3 0 obj <>/Metadata 589 0 R/ViewerPreferences 590 0 R>> very clear on grading. Offers an exciting new perspective, especially for a Smith Professor. stream Professor in the Economics department at Smith College. Felt I was Acing it for the entire semester, got B- in the end, still confused why. View the profiles of people named James Smith Miller. I don't mind that he has less liberal opinions, I just hated when he talked about genes as if he knew what he was talking about. Love him! Also, he provides Dating 101. Join Facebook to connect with James Smith Miller and others you may know. Basis for the major. Deborah Haas-Wilson, Maggie Liu, Mahnaz Mahdavi, James Miller, Roisin O’Sullivan, Susan Stratton Sayre, Vis Taraz, Mariyana Zapryanova, and Andrew Zimbalist. The only good thing I got from this class is $1 for my pen during a "real-world trading" example. Professor Miller enjoys baiting his liberal students with his "political incorrectness," or at least his Libertarian views, and just won't quit using "the dating market" for cringy analogies for economic principles. I love his class because I feel like I am learning a lot. He's unwilling to teach both sides and gets a kick out of shooting down the arguments of students in an intro class with his PhD. This class is an easy A if you do all the necessary work. James Miller specializes in law and economics, game theory and the economics of future technology. James MILLER of Smith College, Northampton | Read 1 publication | Contact James MILLER 2.7. He is a member of cryonics provider Alcor. Clear grading criteria Lecture heavy Graded by few things Get ready to read Inspirational Most helpful rating. Actually this course is not heavily focusing on economics but instead on ethics and posthumanism staff. %���� The majority of the time is him preaching his libertarian political views and making "edgy" arguments. I am not an economics major and he would never convince me to become one. Would never take a class with him again. James D. Miller Professor of Economics, Smith College Jdmiller@Smith.edu Education University of Chicago: Ph.D.in Economics January 1997 Stanford Law School: J.D. endobj He doesn't have a clear grading criteria.. if you ask him how you're doing in class, he'll just say "look at your quiztest scores." Grading is mostly by the tests, which is not great, but attend the lectures and you'll do fine. This class is a 2 for 1. x��\mo�8� ���NZlX��RQ��I��v�m�+����J,Զr��l��͐�cGRd���kK��!9�y�E!�>�7o^}���-a����������%\F"x7� Ez|��2?>:�9>zu� �4��������DhN�!�'Tr3���]r_�=ɽ�����'�=�fa�%yK���t������G� ����>rɈQ%����R�M r�႐���;Ό \Q�6$�����MTC��E��p��qP�2T�=T��3��\�$��pj�<=� 2�t[���J��5��� Interesting and really stimulating. Attending his class is an exercise in keeping an open mind. James D. Miller is an associate professor of economics at Smith College and was a speaker at the 2008 Singularity Summit. James Miller specializes in law and economics, game theory and the economics of future technology. I'm Professor MillerSubmit a Correction. Annoyingness level: 65. University of Chicago. If you go to the class, do hw problem sets, and read the textbook, then you should be fine. Gives you another way to look at the world Definitely recommend this class for everyone. Economics Track: The five courses in the core—150 and 153 or their equivalent, 220, 250 and 253—plus five other courses in economics including one seminar. Fall 2019 He keeps the class refreshing and engaging while challenging students to think and no accept the world as they see it. Miller has a podcast called Future Strategist and has created YouTube videos on game theory and introductory microeconomics. Very interesting class. Please let us know. More than half of the material was not actually covered in class and many of his examples were just somehow not correct. I personally enjoy the class. He has appeared on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor and Stossel. I seriously don't recommend this class unless you are a big fan of debate or politics. He has a JD from Stanford where he was on Law Review and a PhD from the University of Chicago where his dissertation advisor was a Nobel Prize winner. He is energetic about his teaching and really cares about his students. 2 0 obj Attend his class as he will explain the study questions, it is SUPER resourceful. 40%. He talks too much and about topics he has no right to discuss as a professor (genetics.). Wonderful professor! My world would not be the same if I had not taken this class. This class isn't so much an econ class as it is James Millers's Views on the World 101. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 11 0 R 12 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> <> Professor Miller reaffirmed my decision to become an economics major. Highly recommended. Read Smith’s UPDATED plans as of August 5, 2020, You must take it with him. In the end, you will learn a lot, from his lecture, his textbook, the articles he assigns, his podcast, and so forth. �&�F.��S�8�k�{|#æ�m�J0*D� ۧ��a4_Ͳ�}��3勨4$�cj�ZL�xs��� U��?���ܴMh:^����W`�55zS��){�j��#�$TƊ0Y��_Z$U{K�"� �(��Jڀ���k��"N����pe`�w7�����r���(j�_��#T� I love this class, and James's personality. He also tends to make inflammatory comments designed to incite debate, but I found that that added to the class and made it more engaging. Jimmy Miller is quite the character. Would take again. James Miller. It might be hard for some who has strong opinion. He is an interesting professor and teaches his students to really look at the world in a new (and economic) light. His class made my first semester at college amazing.

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