Erin O'Donnell

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

Optimizing Public-School Spending

Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools

Commuting’s Impact on Creativity

Long commutes harm productivity and innovation.

Making America Competitive Again

Can election reforms end the crippling gridlock in American politics?

The Third Way

Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”

Inducing immunity to cancer

An implantable cancer vaccine shows promise in training the immune system to attack tumors.

Protecting the press as a foundation of democracy

If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?

What rights do children have in homeschooling?

Elizabeth Bartholet highlights risks when parents have 24/7 authoritarian control over their children.

Index funds defer to corporate management

Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.

Systems biology helps develop a promising diagnostic

A potential “paradigm shift” in developing new diagnostic tests in mental health

Harvard study quantifies disease contributions of genetics and environment

The largest-ever study of twins quantifies the respective influence of genes and environment on specific diseases.