Rational Models Seminars are a speaker series at the University of Chicago that engage scholars from the disciplines of economics, philosophy, law, sociology, psychology--anything connected with the insights and limits of applying theories of rational choice to social, economic, and political issues. The Seminars are led by Gary Becker, Professor in the Departments of Economics and Sociology and Booth, and Richard Posner, Senior Lecturer in Law and Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Rational Models Seminars are open to both faculty and students and occur during in the fall and spring quarters at the University.

The first Rational Models Seminar of the fall quarter is on Tuesday, September 29, with Glen Weyl of Harvard University is presenting a paper on evolutionary biology, "Mutualists Don't Look Back in Anger." It will be held in Rosenwald 329 at 7:30PM. The paper is available for download at: http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_choice.shtml