Publications

A groundbreaking look at the ways institutions of the past continue to sway attitudes of the present, Deep Roots demonstrates - through an historical look at the institution of U.S. slavery - how social beliefs persist long after the formal policies that created those beliefs have been eradicated.

How far should the capacity to manipulate what life is at the molecular level authorize science to define what life is for? Professor Sheila Jasanoff looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that science’s promises of perfectibility have gone too far.

Ron Ferguson and Tatsha Robertson unveil how parenting helped shape some of the most fascinating people you will ever encounter, by doing things that almost any parent can do. You don’t have to be wealthy or influential to ensure your child reaches their greatest potential. What you do need is commitment―and the strategies outlined in this book.