Research

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

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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

Excerpt: Democracy in Black

Biology: Found: New Bird Species

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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

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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

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African American Studies: Science of Racial Bias

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

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