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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
Mimicking Organs
The Wyss Institute’s organs-on-chips could transform drug testing and personalized medicine.
by Laura Levis
Capital Punishment’s Persistence
An historian tracks the death penalty’s persistence in America.
by Sophia Nguyen
Termites’ Cathedral Mounds
Physicists look into the function of towering termite mounds.
by Sophia Nguyen
The Data on Drama
Derek Miller hopes data will shake up the field of theater history.
by Jonathan Shaw
Putting Social Progress on Par with Prosperity
Measuring the economic growth of nations is not enough, says Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter.
by Laura Levis
The Company We Keep
According to two HBS studies, sharing can benefit individuals but hurt businesses.
by Laura Levis
“Cowboy Doctors” and Health Costs
Overly aggressive physicians account for significant healthcare cost, according to a recent study.
by Zara Zhang
New Light on Ancient Mars Climate
Researchers suspect ancient Martian climate was cold and icy.
by Zara Zhang
Dealing with Debt
Eliminating the Great Recession’s overhang
by Jonathan Shaw
Why the Internet of Things Is Big Business
What smart gadgets mean for big business
by Stephanie Garlock