The Dark Money Behind the Rise of ‘Manliness’
Outside funding can make or break publications from the academic press—and have a very real effect on the…
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Who Has the Luxury to Fail?
The next disruption to come out of Silicon Valley should be increased equality in social innovation. By Patricia…
The Architecture of Gentrification
Dining rooms are coming to the South. By Lisa Wade Students of the University of Virginia posing as…
What Is California Thinking? Now Is Not the Time to Ease Water Restrictions
A single relatively wet winter has led California officials to relax in a way some water experts fear…
How Conservatives and Progressives Will Work Together Next Year
Pursuing a new model of policymaking that transcends the partisan divide. By Chayenne Polimedio (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)…
Upset About Their Bad Yelp Reviews, Your Health Providers Are Spilling Patient Secrets
The vast majority of reviews on Yelp are positive. But in trying to respond to critical ones, some…
To Change Poor Students’ Perceptions, Change Their Realities
Give the kids something tangible to believe in and they will. By Patricia Hart (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)…
What Algorithmic Injustice Looks Like in Real Life
A computer program rated defendants’ risk of committing a future crime. These are the results. By Julia Angwin,…
Was a Super PAC Called Voters for Hillary Really Supporting Clinton?
The United States government’s loose supervision has spawned many problems with super PACs, but helping to tout shares…
Do Bright Street Lights Actually Reduce Crime?
It doesn’t look like it, according to a new study. By Lisa Wade August 1929: A man standing…