‘The Wicked Boy’ and the Capacity for Criminal Rehabilitation
Kate Summerscale’s new book is a vivid portrait of how one sensational murder roiled Victorian England. The real…
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Survival Tales From the Ex-Gay Movement
Two memoirs underline the emotional and moral dangers of ex-gay conversion therapy. By Ross Ufberg Garrard Conley. (Photo:…
Meet the Chemist Behind Many Popular—and Faulty—Police Drug Kits
Decades after L.J. Scott Jr. developed a test for cocaine, his invention played a role in hundreds of…
Remember the First Ladies
On what the first lady has in common with other mothers across America. By Susannah Howe First Lady…
Four Ways Research Has Changed the Abortion Debate
When it comes to reproductive rights, science is on a winning streak. By Nina Martin Activists gather in…
India Has a Massive Web Access Gender Gap
The road to closing it might be navigated with bicycle carts. By Rick Paulas (Photo: sandeepachetan/Flickr) The greatest…
How Social Scientists and Private Donors Took Down the Texas Abortion Law
Research funded by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and others not only helped spur the nation’s top court…
How the Recent Shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge Will Impact Law and Order Policing
The recent police shootings represent perhaps the most significant political obstacle to the Black Lives Matter movement yet.…
Are Video Games Becoming Less Sexist?
New research finds a decline in the sexualization of female characters. By Tom Jacobs Lara Croft, the protagonist…
One Way Ted Cruz’s Supporters Are More Like Hillary Clinton’s Than Donald Trump’s
They’re not as racist, according to polling from Reuters. By Lisa Wade A man wearing a mask of…