Research

International Affairs: The Banality of Evil

Terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, says Jacob Shapiro, are ‘surprisingly mundane’

A Mischief-Maker’s Games in Math and Life

Biography: John Conway

In Short

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

Excerpt: Democracy in Black

In Short

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?

Chemistry: Producing a New Molecular Bond

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

In Short

African American Studies: Science of Racial Bias

Prejudices can shift, thanks to subtle social cues from others, according to Sinclair

In Short

Psychology: Your Attention, Please

Distractions in our visual environment can impede our brains’ ability to function

In Short

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