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Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Digital Media and Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
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Alex Hills Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Economics and Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Distinguished Career Professor of Machine Learning and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University
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Ph.D. Student, Carnegie Mellon University