Research

Astrophysics: Holes in Space

David Spergel ’82 answers the question: Did Interstellar get the science right?

Awards for Innovation

In Short

Q&A: Marta Tienda

A sociologist makes the case for affirmative action in higher education

Energy: Blowing in the Wind

Devising cost-effective ways to use renewable sources of energy

Q&A: Christy Wampole

The End of Irony

Faculty Book: James McPherson

A New View of the Confederate President Jefferson Davis

International Affairs: Reform School

Jennifer Widner gathers case studies of problem-solving in developing countries

Psychology: Lights Out

A campaign to conserve energy offers a chance to study altruistic behavior

In Short

Faculty Book: Lital Levy

Falafel and Hummus: Arabic Meets Hebrew

Biology: Mapping the Body

A new way to study how tissues function and what changes when disease strikes

Biology: Found: New Bird Species

In Short

Faculty Book: Helen Milner

How Politics Shapes Foreign-Policy Strategies

New Releases

Biology: Complex Copulation

A tiny, pond-dwelling organism has some of the most complicated sex on the planet

Electrical Engineering: Diagnosis via Smartphone: A Faster and More Portable Blood Test

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