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Redefining Obesity
For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.
by Chris Berdik
The Innovation Engine
Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.
by John A. Griffin
The Teddy Bear Effect
Cherubic features benefit black male CEOs, but not other groups, underscoring the complexity of social disadvantage.
by Erin O'Donnell
People Who Don’t Get AIDS
The immune systems of “elite controllers” point to HIV’s vulnerabilities.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Language of Behavior?
Sandeep Datta says the brain composes behavior from pre-existing “syllables.”
by Jonathan Shaw
Gut Flora Fix for Fitness?
Altering one gene in a gut microbe transforms metabolism.
by John A. Griffin
Diversity and Diminishing Tax Revenues
Can public goods survive white flight?
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Fixing America’s Heartland
Could place-based policies solve regional economic and social problems?
by Oset Babür
Ranking Extinctions by Ecological Impact
New research on extinctions shows that their ecological impact can’t be measured in numbers of species lost.
by Jonathan Shaw
Violent Innovations
In the antebellum South, slavery was paired with modern business practices.
by John A. Griffin
The Language of Emotion
Developmental psychologists find a surprising relationship between age and emotional understanding.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova