Research
Research content overview
Economics: Mortality Rising
Case-Deaton study reveals a sharp rise in death rates for middle-aged whites Americans
Faculty Book: Eddie S. Glaude Jr. *97
How Race Still Enslaves, And What Must Be Done
Biology: Complex Copulation
A tiny, pond-dwelling organism has some of the most complicated sex on the planet
Creative Writing: Poetry in Prose
Tracy K. Smith wrestles with race and religion in a memoir of her childhood
Faculty Book: Harry Frankfurt
Eliminate Poverty, or Achieve Equality?
Neuroscience: Brain Teaser
Understanding how an immune response may increase the risk of autism
Near Eastern Studies: Unearthing Ordinary Life
MacArthur winner puts together the pieces of the lives of Jews in medieval Egypt
Faculty Book: Stephen Kotkin
Tracking Stalin’s Rise to Murderous Tyrant
African American Studies: Science of Racial Bias
Prejudices can shift, thanks to subtle social cues from others, according to Sinclair
Psychology: Your Attention, Please
Distractions in our visual environment can impede our brains’ ability to function
Faculty Book: Samuel Hynes
Capturing the Allure of Flying in the Great War
Faculty Book: Stephen Macedo
Love and Marriage
Computer Science: Bombs Away!
An app may automatically eliminate the passing car that ruined your photograph
Q&A: Derek Lidow ’73
Leadership Savvy Trumps Inventive Ideas, Says Tech Entrepreneur
Psychology: First Impressions
How much can we learn by judging other people from their faces?