The history of bagels is an American tale

Check out this video to learn the history of bagels, including why one expert says no one's had a real New York bagel since 1967.

Jorge Corona-NYU • futurity
Jan. 15, 2020 ~1 min

Border walls are terrible for global trade

A look at the material consequences of border walls around the world reveals their impact on global trade.

Jack Wang- U. Chicago • futurity
Jan. 2, 2020 ~4 min


No, immigrants aren’t moving between states for health care

New research debunks what some people have called the "magnet effect," an idea that immigrants will move states for better public health care benefits.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 25, 2019 ~5 min

Is DDT a cause of Indian immigrant diabetes risk?

Prior exposure to DDT pollution may explain the higher rate of diabetes among immigrants to the United States from India, say researchers.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Nov. 20, 2019 ~3 min

Is climate change driving migration from Central America?

You might have seen claims that climate change is driving migration out of Central America. Climate researchers urge caution about that narrative.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 18, 2019 ~3 min

American culture may explain opioid use among immigrants

Is prescribing opioids part of American culture? A new study that looks at length of time immigrants live in the US and opioid use suggests that's the case.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 28, 2019 ~3 min

Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts still face huge hurdles

"...it will take more than good will to finish the unfinished business of the civil rights era. It will take activism and mobilization just as it did in the past."

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Oct. 18, 2019 ~2 min

Psychiatric care more likely for children of refugees with PTSD

The children of refugees to Denmark were 75% more likely to be in contact with the psychiatric system before they turned 18 if both parents had PTSD.

Cecilie Krabbe-Copenhagen • futurity
Sept. 18, 2019 ~5 min


What a 1928 blood libel in upstate New York reveals about today

A lost child in 1928 Massena, NY sparked the United States' only known blood libel. A new history of the event connects the dots to anti-Semitism today.

Niv M. Sultan-NYU • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~3 min

Public opinion study in Europe shows drop in anti-immigration sentiment, among other changes

Surveys spanning recent decades also reveal geographic differences and gender gap in economic views.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 16, 2019 ~7 min

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