Life of the Mind
Q&A: Lucianne Walkowicz, Astronomer on Board
She rides the C train to bring astrophysics to New York City commuters
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In Short
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Education: Effective Schooling
Will Dobbie seeks to identify the elements that matter most in education
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History: Evolution of Anne Frank
How the story of the famous diarist changed, depending on who told it
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Geosciences: Visualizing the Earth’s Interior
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Religion: The Good Samaritan
How do we think about our obligations to strangers in a global community?
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Musical Theater: Danger as Well as Joy
Musical theater expresses our struggles for community, says Tamsen Wolff
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Tackling antibiotic resistance one bug at a time
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Antibiotic Resistance: Invasion of the Superbugs
The stubborn problem of drug-resistant bacterial diseases is escalating
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Faculty Books
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Politics: Training Africa’s Leaders
Leonard Wantchekon is building a university for economics in West Africa
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In Short
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Engineering: How Did They Do That?
Professors uncover how an immense slab of stone was transported in ancient China
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Religion: The Book of Good News
AnneMarie Luijendijk studies an ancient advice manual for the religious
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Engineering: A Cheaper Battery for Electric Cars
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Sociology: The Most Fragile Families
A decades-long Princeton study gathers extensive data on unmarried parents
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Faculty Books
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Q&A: Author to Author: A Future in Ruins
Chang-rae Lee’s new novel depicts an American nightmare
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Sociology: Understanding Gender
Tey Meadow studies parents who advocate for their transgender children