Schizophrenia’s Tangled Roots
As an increasingly complex picture of schizophrenia emerges, researchers are recognizing that a more individualized and humane approach is needed to better understand and treat the condition.
Schizophrenia’s Tangled Roots
Crossroads
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For African Asylum-Seekers, a Treacherous Journey Is Only the Beginning
Every year, tens of thousands of sub-Saharan Africans risk their lives for the chance to gain official refugee status in Europe. Of the few who make it to European soil, most are deported.
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How Our Modern Lifestyles Perpetuate Slavery
“Human trafficking” brings to mind sex slavery and extreme human rights abuses. But an equally pernicious, lesser-known form of slavery persists in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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God or Geology? The Genesis of Ram’s Bridge
Secular and religious Indians are butting heads over the origin of an important limestone shoal that connects India and Sri Lanka.
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In a Genocide, Who Are the Morally Upright?
A Georgia State anthropologist explores what motivated rescuers during the Rwandan genocide—and what their stories reveal about courage and selflessness in the midst of total destruction.
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How Hostels Have Turned Backpackers Into “Brokepackers”
The gentrification of formerly affordable accommodations has meant big changes in the world of low-budget travel.