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David Damrosch promotes world literature
David Damrosch’s literary global reach
Adella Hunt Logan
Brief life of a rebellious black suffragist: 1863-1915
Jack Szostak pursues the biggest questions on Earth
Jack Szostak’s pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth
Ellen Newbold La Motte
Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961
Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina Bolotnikova
Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.
DNA testing leads Stuart Schreiber to welcome answers
A scientist discovers his own family’s secrets.
Harry Elkins Widener, profiled by Daniel Blank
Brief life of Harry Elkins Widener, theater-loving bibliophile: 1885-1912
by Daniel Blank
Inflammation causes many common diseases of aging
Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions?
Justice Holmes, presented by Stephen Budiansky and Lincoln Caplan
A new biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. illuminates the Supreme Court during the centennial of his most momentous dissent.
Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
Rafael Campo’s compassionate care