Perspectives

As museums around the world celebrate the centennial of the birth of surrealism, it’s important to recognize that embracing randomness allowed these artists to think outside the box, writes Mark Rank.

Andrew Reeves, director of the Weidenbaum Center in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, writes ahead of Thursday’s debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump about what the candidates may promise — and how little power a president really has over areas that matter to voters.

Cody Musselman, a postdoctoral researcher at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, co-writes an article amid the NHL playoffs about how hockey and oil take on almost religious significance in Canada.

When their condition is well managed, employees diagnosed with bipolar disorder are likely to bring unique talents and perspectives to an organization, writes Hillary Anger Elfenbein.

Sandro Galea, MD, DrPh, the incoming dean for the planned School of Public Health, shares thoughts about the future of public health.

It turns out that flipping a coin or throwing darts to predict short-term movement of stocks often produces results on par with professional investors, writes Mark Rank.

American womanhood is not what it used to be. A larger portion of women see themselves and are seen by others differently than was the case in the early 1970s, writes Linda Nicholson.

In a new book, “Hip-Hop Is History,” the DJ, producer and Roots drummer explores the evolution of the genre he helped build, writes G’Ra Asim.

Michelle Oyen, director of WashU’s Center for Women’s Health Engineering, co-writes an article about studying, and improving, preterm birth outcomes by understanding the mechanics involved.

Although business students usually learn about social responsibility, they generally don’t learn about the causes of government gridlock and political polarization, or how to deal with divisive social issues, writes Jackson Nickerson.