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Is Ultraprocessed Food Really That Bad?
A Harvard professor challenges conventional wisdom.
"Tyrant Fever's" Trigger
When an infection assails the body, the response is predictable. Fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, that achy feeling—we never get just one...
When Farmers Met Foragers
A question mark has long hovered over human transitions from hunting and gathering to farming: did agriculture spread by communication—in...
Litmus Test for a Law
Until the mid 1980s, victims of domestic abuse who called the police could expect the officers to do little more than tell the abusive spouse to...
Taking Stock of Celebrity
For Anita Elberse, whose latest research investigates the impact of big-name stars on films’ revenues, pop culture and rigorous analysis...
Repressed Memory
Are some experiences so horrific that the human brain seals them away, only to recall them years later? The concept of “repressed...
Tinker, Tailor, Robot, Fly
Small, winged insects have a reputation for accidentally buzzing into closed windows or swooping into your eye during a bike ride. But the...
Nixing the News
If those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it—as philosopher George Santayana, A.B. 1886, once wrote—and if news...
The "Sellout"
In the hazardous waters of American race politics, a particular danger shadows the successful black American who achieves status and acclaim in...
Googling Google
Google, which earned $1.1 billion in operating income in the second quarter of 2007 alone, is now the single most important company on the...
Slowing Sperm
Many women fantasize about it: a male birth-control pill. After all, most existing contraceptives place sole responsibility for preventing...