The Beauty Contest: How Cities are Shaped by What We Think Others Think, Part 2
Part 2 of Erica Barnett and Ben Klemens’ study of gentrification as a beauty contest.
The Beauty Contest: How Cities are Shaped by What We Think Others Think, Part 1
Cities can be shaped profoundly by what we think others think. An application of game theory to gentrification in Seattle by Erica Barnett and Ben Klemens.
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How a Wooden Bench in Zimbabwe is Starting a Mental Health Revolution
In the early 2000s, when there were just two psychiatrists serving over 12 million people, Zimbabwe had to get creative to treat depression. Now, one bright idea – the Friendship Bench – is spreading far and wide.
How Do We Know Which Historical Accounts Are True?
Why is Hebraic oral history viewed as more trustworthy than Native American oral history? Stephen Nash considers.
The Enemy Between Us: How Inequality Erodes Our Mental Health
Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson investigate the links between individual mental health and the health of a community.
Need New Ideas to Advance Public Transit? Look to Vienna
While other cities lose riders, Vienna’s public transit continues to grow. How? Dario Hidalgo checks in.
A Book Review of Andrew Solomon’s The Noonday Demon, Part 2
Megan Wildhood returns to Andrew Solomon’s book on depression, with a conversation partner.
A Victory for Equality in India Offers Lessons for the Rest of the World
Maxim Anmeghichean discusses the recent decriminalization of homosexuality in the world’s largest democracy.
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