Research

History: America the Profligate

Why we save so little, spend so much, and borrow like crazy

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

Computer Science: Improving the Internet’s Busy Roadways

Religion: The Good Samaritan

How do we think about our obligations to strangers in a global community?

In Short

Sociology: Secret Societies

Matthew Salganik tracks hidden populations to improve public health

Musical Theater: Danger as Well as Joy

Musical theater expresses our struggles for community, says Tamsen Wolff

Three Views on Psychology: the Brain at Work

Memory Bank

Engineering: Aloft, Zondlo Tracks Greenhouse Gases

Q&A: Lucianne Walkowicz, Astronomer on Board

She rides the C train to bring astrophysics to New York City commuters

Three Views on Psychology: A Writer's Imagining

Behind the Hysteria

Sociology: Understanding Gender

Tey Meadow studies parents who advocate for their transgender children

In Short

Three Views on Psychology: Marketing

Building Your Brand

Engineering: A Cheaper Battery for Electric Cars

Education: Effective Schooling

Will Dobbie seeks to identify the elements that matter most in education

Q&A: Keren Yarhi-Milo

Intuition vs. Intelligence

Sociology: The Most Fragile Families

A decades-long Princeton study gathers extensive data on unmarried parents