Nicole Allan
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We're Running Out of Antibiotics
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Who Will Tomorrow's Historians Consider Today's Greatest Inventors?
We asked leading figures in technology, science, medicine, and design for nominations. Here's what they said.
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The Real Drivers of Growth Aren't Small Businesses—They're New Businesses
A graphical antidote to political hype
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Climate Change Is Happening
Ideas of the Year 2013
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Ross D. Franklin/AP Drones Are … Complicated
Ideas of the Year 2013
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Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Karen vs. Kevin: The Persistence of Pro-Male Gender Bias
A glance at five academic studies
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The Work/Life Question: 4 Books, 1 Answer
A survey of converging perspectives by influential women
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Stamen Design Where the Recession Hit Us Hardest: An Interactive Map
How different regions and industries have weathered the downturn—and the recovery
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The Myth of the Student-Loan Crisis
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American Nuns
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A National Report Card
A visual look at the educational successes and failures of the past year
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The Bland Bravery of Richard Levin
Yale's resigning president won't be remembered for inspiring students or taking bold moral stances. His risk-taking was of an altogether less glamorous sort.
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Sell the Pill Over the Counter
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How D.C. Became the Frontline of the Abortion Wars
Its quirky governance relationship with Congress makes liberal Washington an attractive rhetorical target for pet social conservative causes.
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How to Make a Hollywood Hit
Charting the new globe-trotting science of moviemaking
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'The Hunger Games' Crosses Child Warfare With Class Warfare
By taking its subject matter seriously, the movie offers smart political commentary.
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Campaign Inc.
How a presidential election boosts the economy
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Lydia Cacho Ribeiro
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In Texas, a Death Penalty Showdown With International Law
The state is defying international courts, the UN, and the Obama administration by denying Vienna Convention rights to a Mexican prisoner. Does it matter?
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Endangered Species: The Environmental Issue for 2012
Climate change has dominated environmental politics, but that's changing after Congress eliminated wolf protections
