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Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s
Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
by Erin O'Donnell
Foreseeing Self-Harm
Traditional methods of preventing suicide have been ineffective, says psychologist Matthew Nock.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
What Drives Successful Crowdsourcing?
Harvard’s Crowd Innovation Lab studies what motivates crowds to solve problems.
by Michael Fitzgerald
Tax Collection and Civil Society
Paying Pakistani tax collectors for better performance to increase tax revenue
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harnessing Evolution
David R. Liu has harnessed evolution to lab experiments.
by Jonathan Shaw
Can Happiness Make You Healthier?
Research aims to discover whether happiness improves physical health.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Super Drugs for Super Bugs
New methods for manufacturing antibiotics aim to replenish a dwindling drug pipeline.
by Erin O'Donnell
Letters from Prison
Business leaders explain how they went astray.
by Jonathan Shaw
Born to Rest
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
by Jonathan Shaw
Printing in Free Space
A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”
Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova