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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
Curbing Clots
Rutin, a substance found in apples, could help prevent heart attacks and stroke.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Two Steps to Free Will
Robert O. Doyle proposes a two-stage, “Jamesian,” model of free will.
by Craig Lambert
Why Nations Fail
James Robinson says that in the modern period, greedy leaders and institutional corruption, rather than geography, explain why some nations fail.
The Library Test Kitchen
An innovative course yields new products, services, and experiences that model the possible future of libraries.
by Jonathan Shaw
When Having Babies Beats Marriage
Kathryn Edin of Harvard Kennedy School explains why more and more American children are born out of wedlock.
by Kevin Hartnett
A (Protein) Social Network
A map of protein interactions in fruit flies provides new ways to study disease.
by Courtney Humphries
An Ancient Herbal Remedy
Malcolm Whitman reveals how the blue evergreen hydrangea stops autoimmune disease.
Mysteries of Mate Choice
How personal preferences drive our choice of mates—as understood through an online dating site.
by Erin O'Donnell
Light-Up Neurons
Harvard researchers create neurons that light up when they fire.
by Erin O'Donnell
The Art of the Dodge
How people successfully dodge questions and how to prevent them from getting away with it.
by Peter Saalfield