Scholars In Action

How Engaged Learning Can Invigorate Higher Education

By Alan Harlam, Brown University

Vaccination, Breastfeeding, And The Future of Public Health: A Q&A

By Stephanie Morain, Johns Hopkins University

A Healthy Economy

The Economic Impact Of Expanding Medicaid

By Liam C. Malloy & Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, URI

King of Comedy

Was Colbert The Best Political Satirist Of Our Time?

By Sophia A. McClennen, Penn State

Nature & Nurture

Where Does Gender Come From?

By Anne Fausto-Sterling, Brown University

Synthesizing Gender

A Biologist Moves Past The Nature Vs. Nurture Debate

By Anne Fausto-Sterling, Brown University

Sunshine Act

New Law Shines Light on Corporate Payments to Physicians

By Stephanie Morain, Johns Hopkins University

Modeling the Mind

How Neuroscientists Are Learning To Decode Your Brain

By Chris Holdgraf, UC Berkeley

From Sidewalks To Streets

Designing The Livable Cities Of The Future

By Enrique Martinez, Rhode Island School of Design

Beyond the Lab

Building A Better Nuclear Bomb Detector

By Sarah Haig & Andrew Inglis, Silverside Detectors

Robot Report

Microbots, Robot Swarms, And Other News From The Future

By Sabine Hauert, University of Bristol & Hallie Siegel, Robohub

Closing the Medigap

How A Simple Tax Could Slow The Alarming Growth In Medicare Spending

By Neale Mahoney, University of Chicago & Marika Cabral, UT Austin

Eradicating Irrationality

Combating Bad Intuitions With Good Science

By Dan Ariely, Duke University

Internet of Things

The Path To A Programmable World

By Michael Littman & Samuel Kortchmar, Brown University

Women At Work

Research Reveals How Stereotypes About Leadership Hold Women Back

By Alice Eagly, Northwestern University & Anne Koenig, University of San Diego

Digital Divide

As Technology Marches Forward, Who Gets Left Behind?

By M. Bernardine Dias, Carnegie Mellon