66th Annual STS (2006-2007)
Finalists
Marshall Bradley Everett

ALABAMA
Marshall Bradley Everett, 17, of Florence, entered the Intel Science Talent Search with a behavioral and social sciences project that tested the Theory of Rational Behavior for accuracy and to see if gender, age, intelligence, risk aversion and concern for fairness affect how closely a person adheres to the Theory. The Theory states that a rational person will choose the strategy that will benefit him or her the most when playing a game. Using surveys, the Ultimatum Game and a risk aversion game, Marshall studied two groups, each with 100 human subjects. For one study group he also used ACT scores as a measure of intelligence. His findings suggest that gender, age and risk aversion do not affect rationality, but that intelligence and concern for fairness do, and question the value of the Theory to economists who depend upon it to predict behavior. The son of Jack and Allene Everett, Marshall attends Shoals Christian School. He is president of the student government, a member of the show and chamber choirs and captain of the math team. Committed to service, he has been on several mission trips and volunteers with many organizations. He hopes to attend Princeton or Stanford and own a real estate development business.