Disease Update

Photograph of participants voting “yes” or “no” in a deliberative process in 2014 in Oregon, where the state’s Citizens’ Initiative Review process selects a demographically balanced group of 24 voters to consider ballot measures. The result is a statement containing key facts and the best reasons to vote for or against a measure; it is distributed widely to citizens before they cast their vote. Under consideration here was Measure 90, which would have permitted open primaries (it failed).

Society

A deliberate fix for democracy

Take a group of random citizens, give them the facts and let thoughtful discussion unfold

“Still life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables,” James Peale

Health & Disease

Balance, not carbs or fat, is the key to healthy eating

An expert’s view on a common-sense diet: Don’t fuss over details, and put more plants on the plate

A billboard depicts an older male tobacco executive lounging in a bikini while smoking a cigarette.

Society

The anti-ads

Countermarketing succeeds by exposing the motives behind the advertising of unhealthy products. It worked for teen smoking — could it do the same for junk food?

Photograph of an old cemetery in Wantage, New Jersey, with stones dating from the 1800s.

Society

She sees dead bodies

An environmental historian looks at how Americans treat corpses and what it means

Conceptual collage shows a bar chart, police line tape, dollar signs and the shape of a human target.

Society

Property crime and violent crime have different solutions — here’s why

Addressing poverty helps to curb thefts and burglaries, but offenses like assaults and shootings need more innovative approaches

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Disease Update

A deliberate fix for democracy

Balance, not carbs or fat, is the key to healthy eating

The anti-ads

She sees dead bodies

Property crime and violent crime have different solutions — here’s why

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