If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. As part of the University of Chicago event on September 30, 2015, marking the announcement of the landmark $100 million gift from The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family Members Foundation, UChicago held an academic symposium showcasing the work of leading scholars pursuing data-driven research in the study of violent conflict. The generosity of The Pearson Family Foundation creates The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and The Pearson Global Forum. Symposium participants were: Melissa Dell, Assistant Professor of Economics, Harvard University Presentation: “Estimating Causal Effects of Security Interventions When Randomized Evaluation Is Unfeasible” Ruben Enikolopov, ICREA Research Professor, Barcelona Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Presentation: “Winning Hearts and Minds through Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan” Jacob N. Shapiro, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University; Co-Director of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project Presentation: “Suicide Vests and Spreadsheets: Why Terrorists Need Bureaucracy and What That Means for the Rest of Us” Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Professor and Deputy Dean, Harris School of Public Policy, The University of Chicago, moderated.