B.S.ing Economics

Economics is terrifying for many GCSU students that are not economics majors, but for two students economics is fun, particularly B.S.ing economics.

With topics such as How Lead Footed Drivers Can Save The Economy and Comparing The

Opportunity Costs of Pitching, juniors Brandon Williams and Brad Cone have launched a new type of blog that makes economics appear less intimidating than it does in the classroom.

The pair came up with the idea during an economics study session and considering they are both undergraduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree, B.S.ing economics was born (pun intended).

What started as a small page has grown into a place of discussion. The option of feedback on the blog has advanced the topics to classroom discussions and a place to share viewpoints from professors and students.

“The feedback section has been valuable to the site,” Cone said. “We encourage people to test what we say and to overcome their fear of economics.”

Topics are concept-oriented and generally come from observations around Milledgeville, and a general evaluation of the economy. The topics use general language and define concepts for those that don’t have an economic background.

“We try to keep it lighthearted and interesting while still being accurate.” Williams said. “We want the blog to be an aid for students having trouble with economics as well as something fun for economics majors.”

Visit www.BSingEconomics.blogspot.com to experience the blog.

Posted by Stephanie Sorensen on Apr 16 2010. Filed under Spotlight. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry