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For The Washington Post, assistant professor of neuroscience Courtney Marshall on what cognitive tests measure and could tell us about Biden and Trump.

Lulu C. Wang (Wellesley ’66) and her husband funded six galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to give back to the country that paved the way for their American Dream.

Professor Katherine Moon on South Korea creating a birth rate ministry: "Young Koreans balance lifestyle choices like hobbies, travel and self-care with the desire and affordability of children.”

Professor Ismar Volic writes that the Electoral College is outdated, a convergence of all the bad math fueling our political engine. But mathematics can also suggest better democratic processes.

Hillary Clinton (Wellesley ’69) on debating Donald Trump: “Going head-to-head with the former president is like juggling nonsense, blather and bluster.”

New York Magazine features a study by economics professor Phillip Levine on how much families are expected to pay for private college based on their income.

Professor Jeremy Wilmer has learned that facial recognition is linked to people who form close social bonds, not social butterflies.

Professor Katherine Moon talks to Newsweek about how South Korean plans benefits boost to rescue its population.

Professor Ismar Volić on how voting systems should be inspired by TV. Shows like "The Bachelor" use successive elimination of contestants; this is precisely instant runoff, or ranked choice, voting.