The Record

Study: Eating more like ancestors would improve health

Malnutrition problems can be traced to poor-quality diets lacking in diversity, a recent phenomenon in evolutionary history, according to a new paper from the Brown School’s Lora Iannotti.

Penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions explained by neurons’ firing

A new study at the School of Medicine suggests that being penny wise and pound foolish is not so much a failure of judgment as it is a function of how our brains tally the value of objects that vary widely in worth.

Debate to highlight America’s changing role in the world

Some of the nation’s top minds will square off at a debate Monday, Nov. 6, on the United States’ evolving role on the international stage. The event is the first in a series organized by the Brookings Institution and the Charles Koch Institute.

Assembly Series dissects white violence, black protest in America

Historian Crystal Feimster will discuss “The Greatest Outrage of the Century,” the 1917 race riot in East St. Louis, Ill., for the Assembly Series at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Umrath Hall Lounge.