Eyes of God is a novel by Philip Babcock, an economist at UC Santa Barbara.

Judge as of October 2011. True: a novel titled 'Eyes of God' by Philip Babcock exists, and Babcock was then an economist on the faculty at UC Santa Barbara. Mostly true: both are right, with a minor detail off (e.g. a slightly different title, or a different academic rank). Mixed: the novel exists but Babcock's affiliation was different, or the reverse. Mostly false: the book exists but is not a novel, or the author is someone else with a similar name. False: no such book by Philip Babcock exists.

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1. E1 Sad News - Professor Philip Babcock UC Santa Barbara, Office of the Chancellor (Henry T. Yang) · 14 November 2012

   “in 2011 published a novel, Eyes of God, which was hailed as”

2. E2 Sad News - Professor Philip Babcock UC Santa Barbara, Office of the Chancellor (Henry T. Yang) · 14 November 2012

   “Dr. Babcock joined our faculty in 2006, after obtaining his Ph.D. in Economics from UC San Diego in 2005”

3. E3 Eyes of God Booktopia (online bookseller) · 2 August 2011

   “Published: 2nd August 2011”

A November 2012 memo from the UCSB chancellor says Professor Philip Babcock published a novel, Eyes of God, in 2011 (E1). The same memo, titled "Sad News - Professor Philip Babcock" and dated November 2012, says he earned a Ph.D. in Economics in 2005 and joined the UCSB faculty in 2006 (E2), which is consistent with his being on the faculty in October 2011. A bookseller listing shows Eyes of God was published on 2 August 2011, before the claim was made (E3). Both parts of the claim hold as of October 2011.