Photograph by Jim Harrison

The Prison Problem

Sociologist Bruce Western studies the causes and consequences of America’s climbing incarceration rate.

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Limiting and Disclosing Carbon Emissions: A Win-Win for Firms

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Study Links Teens’ Soda Consumption to Violence

Intriguing findings about the emotional and behavioral effects of sugary drinks

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Reclaiming Childhood

Theresa Betancourt studies the world’s most neglected and traumatized youths.

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The Tiger Woods Effect

Celebrity endorsements increase sales.

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Mice Aren’t Men

Advances in genetics reveal a serious flaw in the assumptions behind animal testing

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Designs for a New India

Rahul Mehrotra’s architecture spans eras and cultural divides.

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