A study of informal finance finds that in East Africa, money moves in very different patterns depending on whether societies are structured around family units or age-based groups. People around the ...

Fredric Jameson, who died this week at age 90, was one of the last high theorists still standing. A key figure in the development of Marxist criticism, postmodernism and cultural theory, his works ...

Recently, the World Health Organization launched a flagship report declaring social connections a global public health priority. This is a monumental step in elevating the importance of social ...

This week two years ago, I was dreading Dillo Day. I had been told it was the best day of the school year — even the library closes early, forcing students to put down their books at 2 p.m. to enjoy ...

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