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Shin’s long collaboration with Tobias Adrian produced the seminal paper “Liquidity and Leverage,” which mapped how mark-to-market balance sheets turn rising asset prices into procyclical leverage — and how the reverse produces violent feedback loops.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The prostate sits just below the bladder and has a vital role in male anatomy as it helps make part of the seminal fluid and can affect the flow of urine.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Native Angeleno Eileen Harris Norton’s seminal collection of artwork is on view through August at Hauser & Wirth in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
March marked the 250th anniversary of Smith’s seminal text, “The Wealth of Nations,” published the same year as the Declaration of Independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In this seminal case on texting and driving, the hearing examined how decades’ worth of attention science might be applied to the law.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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