Alan Hall

Stocks Have Slumped. Will Baseball Be Next?

Soaring stocks and record home run seasons go hand-in-glove. What’s the secret behind this curious correlation?
Polarization with Stocks at All-Time Highs? We’ve Been Here Before

Today’s polarized politics may seem out of sync with the mood behind the soaring stock market.
Did The Nation’s Social Mood Help Name Your Baby?

Alan Hall discusses baby name trends on The John and Heidi Show.
Positive Social Mood Continues to Encourage Unusual Baby Names

A follow-up look at baby names, which have become a hotter topic with academics.
They Named Him WHAT??

Listen as Alan Hall explains how social mood shapes trends in baby names and more.
Privacy and the Bionic Hornet

I just watched a short, disturbing film, “Slaughterbots,” by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.
Should We Stay or Should We Go? Negative Mood Is Increasing the Potential for Secession in Europe

At least six European countries, Denmark, Belgium, France, Spain, the UK and Italy, have secession movements underway.
Spain Divided: What Can the Stock Market Tell You About Europe’s Secession Fever?

Catalonia declares and then suspends its independence from Spain.
Swinging For The Fences

SI’s Alan Hall talks about how social mood impels batters to swing for the fences.
Will Social Mood Oust Trump? Watch the Stock Market

President Trump finds his administration embroiled in controversy and investigation.

Stocks Have Slumped. Will Baseball Be Next?