Research

Creative Writing: Big Sky Country

Montana holds the key to a family’s idiosyncrasies in Boris Fishman ’01’s novel Americans

A Debut Novel Tackles Translation

In Short

Q&A: Jessica Metcalf on Herd Immunity

The importance of vaccination, and how its effects can be undermined

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

Q&A: Patricia Fernandez-Kelly — Among the Poor

A study of inner-city Baltimore analyzes how the government treats poor people

New Releases

Psychology: Sweet Discovery

Brain research by linguist Adele Goldberg explains why metaphors are so appetizing

Life of the Mind

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

Q&A: Meredith Martin, From Books to Bytes

In Short

Chemistry: Micro-Warrior

Unlocking the secret of “silent genes” may lead to the development of new antibiotics

In Short

Faculty Book: Brian Herrera

Psychology: Baby Steps for a Baby Lab

A new facility will examine how the infant brain develops, one cute kid at a time

Jefferson's Great Bargain

Economics and Public Affairs: Trial and Error

Double-blind trials — the gold standard in medical research — may need refining