Perspectives

Domestic cats make different sounds than their wild ancestors, suggesting that they have evolved to get our attention, writes Jonathan Losos, the William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor.

Diverse mammal genomes open a new portal to hidden aspects of evolutionary history, writes Michael Landis, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences.

Shanti Parikh, chair of African and African American studies in Arts & Sciences, helped develop the curriculum for the Advanced Placement course on African American studies. Here, she reflects on the course, the controversy and what’s next for Black studies programs.

In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, hear about Washington University’s work to counter rising maternal death rates, now 10 times higher than in comparable, wealthy countries.

Gary Guo and Serena Wu, who are history majors in Arts & Sciences, are working together to produce a podcast, “The Uyghur History Project,” which explores the history and current plight of the Uyghur population in China’s Xinjiang region. Both students are part of the Living History Scholars program.

Rebecca Dohrman, a senior lecturer in management communication at Olin Business School, writes an article about the skills that future leaders will need. Key among them are adaptability and a willingness to learn as technology, culture and priorities change.

Ji-Eun Lee, an associate professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in Arts & Sciences, writes on the “Human Ties” blog about a book project about domesticity and travels by colonial Korean woman writers.

It started out as a joke. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks tells us that she was just messing around, boasting to a friend that she was going to adapt Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic American novel “The Scarlet Letter.”

Face-to-face meetings are essential for elite financiers and a global survey strongly suggests travel time should be no more than a 15- to 20-minute walk or taxi ride, writes the Olin School’s David Meyer.

Ian Clark, a doctoral candidate in English in Arts & Sciences, writes about the show “Derry Girls” and its handling of Irish history on the “Human Ties” blog.