Research Politics: Swaying Voters Hazy thinking? Mangled facts? Those are what many use to rationalize how they vote
Research Economics and Public Affairs: Trial and Error Double-blind trials — the gold standard in medical research — may need refining
Research Psychology: First Impressions How much can we learn by judging other people from their faces?
Research Neuroscience: Brain Teaser Understanding how an immune response may increase the risk of autism
Research Psychology: Your Attention, Please Distractions in our visual environment can impede our brains’ ability to function
Research Biology: Complex Copulation A tiny, pond-dwelling organism has some of the most complicated sex on the planet
Research Creative Writing: Poetry in Prose Tracy K. Smith wrestles with race and religion in a memoir of her childhood
Research International Affairs: Reform School Jennifer Widner gathers case studies of problem-solving in developing countries
Research History: A Murder in Mexico Never-before-seen photographs shed light on Leon Trotsky’s murder
Research Chemistry: Micro-Warrior Unlocking the secret of “silent genes” may lead to the development of new antibiotics