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Some years ago, when I was about to receive the Elite Research Prize from The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, my son, Milton, 8 years old back, then asked me: ”Dad, I have to ask you...

Suicides don’t get as much media attention as homicides, but they account for nearly two thirds of the 33,000 gun fatalities every year. Research suggests that many gun suicide deaths may be preventable:...

I can’t say that I was ever the most avid reader, or the biggest fan, of Gawker. But as the trenchant news website was forced to shut down this week as the result of the combined forces of Peter Thiel and...

Hippo is launching a new service! We've always been devoted to connecting research with the general public. Now, we're taking the next step in unlocking academia. We're inviting journalists to connect...

What’s the role of a political journalist? What are they for? In an increasingly frenetic media environment where journalists often double as entertainers and media corporations struggle for ratings, those...

Maria Rovisco, University of Leicester As Europe struggles with a humanitarian crisis the like of which it hasn’t seen for decades, the media coverage of the refugees dying to get to the continent has...

This piece is published in partnership with China Focus, a student run blog sponsored by the 21st Century China Program at UC San Diego. You asked; New Yorker China correspondent Evan Osnos...