Glen Whitman | |
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Born | Douglas Glen Whitman 1972 |
Education |
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Occupation(s) | Economist, screenwriter |
Years active | 2000–present |
Employer | California State University, Northridge |
Website | Official website |
Douglas Glen Whitman is an American television writer and a professor of economics.
Whitman is a professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, where he has been on the faculty since 2000. [1] He has also served as a research fellow at the libertarian-oriented Independent Institute, a public policy think tank. [2]
His expertise is in microeconomics, applied game theory, and economic analysis of law. [1] He received his Ph.D. in economics from New York University in 2000 and his undergraduate degree in economics and politics from American University in 1994. [3]
Whitman's 2014 book Economics of the Undead, co-edited with James Dow, is an academic collection of essays that use zombies to explain and demonstrate concepts of economics. [1] [4] [5] He is also the author of Strange Brew: Alcohol and Government Monopoly (2003). [2]
In his second career, Whitman has written for the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, the El Rey Network series Matador, [5] the FX series The Strain, and NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption. [6]
Along with his writing partner Robert Chiappetta, Whitman was a science advisor to the creators of Fringe before its first season. [7] [8] Whitman and Chiappetta served as executive story editors on Fringe, and contributed several scripts to the series. [9]
As a blogger on topics including language and linguistics, Whitman is credited with coining the word snowclone in 2004. [10] [11]
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Shortly after composing this post, I proposed a word for these formulaic clichés: 'snowclones.' With Pullum's blessing, my coinage has become the term of art.
Glen Whitman | |
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Born | Douglas Glen Whitman 1972 |
Education |
|
Occupation(s) | Economist, screenwriter |
Years active | 2000–present |
Employer | California State University, Northridge |
Website | Official website |
Douglas Glen Whitman is an American television writer and a professor of economics.
Whitman is a professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, where he has been on the faculty since 2000. [1] He has also served as a research fellow at the libertarian-oriented Independent Institute, a public policy think tank. [2]
His expertise is in microeconomics, applied game theory, and economic analysis of law. [1] He received his Ph.D. in economics from New York University in 2000 and his undergraduate degree in economics and politics from American University in 1994. [3]
Whitman's 2014 book Economics of the Undead, co-edited with James Dow, is an academic collection of essays that use zombies to explain and demonstrate concepts of economics. [1] [4] [5] He is also the author of Strange Brew: Alcohol and Government Monopoly (2003). [2]
In his second career, Whitman has written for the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, the El Rey Network series Matador, [5] the FX series The Strain, and NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption. [6]
Along with his writing partner Robert Chiappetta, Whitman was a science advisor to the creators of Fringe before its first season. [7] [8] Whitman and Chiappetta served as executive story editors on Fringe, and contributed several scripts to the series. [9]
As a blogger on topics including language and linguistics, Whitman is credited with coining the word snowclone in 2004. [10] [11]
{{
cite interview}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
Shortly after composing this post, I proposed a word for these formulaic clichés: 'snowclones.' With Pullum's blessing, my coinage has become the term of art.