Research
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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
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?
History: America the Profligate
Why we save so little, spend so much, and borrow like crazy
Q&A: Patricia Fernandez-Kelly — Among the Poor
A study of inner-city Baltimore analyzes how the government treats poor people
Psychology: Sweet Discovery
Brain research by linguist Adele Goldberg explains why metaphors are so appetizing
History: A Murder in Mexico
Never-before-seen photographs shed light on Leon Trotsky’s murder
Politics: Swaying Voters
Hazy thinking? Mangled facts? Those are what many use to rationalize how they vote
Chemistry: Micro-Warrior
Unlocking the secret of “silent genes” may lead to the development of new antibiotics