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Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed
Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.
by Saima Sidik
Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain
Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.
How Coupons Keep Drugs Costly
Pharmaceutical companies subsidize the cost of their drugs to keep prices high.
Hybrid Work’s Sweet Spot
A business school study finds hybrid workers generate more novel and useful information.
Energy-Saving, Low-Cost Air Conditioning
Two new technologies could provide an eco-friendly cooling solution.
Reparations for Slavery?
Documenting the history and scope of federal “reparatory compensation.”
How the Brain Replays Actions During Sleep
Experiments using a neuroprosthetic reveal nocturnal motor neuron learning.
Who Should Drive an Electric Vehicle?
Targeting the wrong buyers—and producing more greenhouse-gas emissions
Origins of the Urban Housing Crisis
The high costs of environmental, historic-preservation, and other good intentions
Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?
Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.