--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The MIT Press Reader ## The MIT Press Reader Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## The MIT Press Reader Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Aug 26, 2020 ### [The History of Infographics During Public Health Crises](https://time.com/5883299/data-visualization-history/) A wave of statistical enthusiasm, coupled with new technologies, paved the way for infographics in 1... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Aug 18, 2020 ### [The History and Politics of the USPS](https://time.com/5880706/usps-history/) As the fate of the USPS hangs in the balance, author Ryan Ellis reveals how the Postal Reorganizatio... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Aug 4, 2020 ### [Darwin, Expression, and the Harmful Legacy of Eugenics](https://time.com/5875149/charles-darwin-eugenics/) After mapping facial musculature, Darwin went on to create a study that spanned species, temperament... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 26, 2020 ### [Lessons That Can Be Learned From Operation 'Denver,' the KGB’s Massive AIDS Disinformation Campaign](https://time.com/5842593/kgb-aids-disinformation/) Historian Douglas Selvage sheds light on the operation and how virus conspiracy theories continue to... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  May 6, 2020 ### [The $60,000 Telegram That Helped Abraham Lincoln Abolish Slavery](https://time.com/5832758/abraham-lincoln-slavery-telegram/) Lincoln's ability to pass what became the Emancipation Proclamation hinged on a successful reelectio... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Nov 1, 2019 ### [The Hidden Forces Behind the Rise and Fall of Colorful Kitchens in Postwar America](https://time.com/5713476/colorful-kitchen-history-paint-industry/) In the '50s, color in the kitchen became a way to stand out from generations past [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Aug 29, 2019 ### [Why You Shouldn't Immediately Worry if Your Child Is a Late Talker, According to a Speech Pathologist](https://time.com/5662719/late-talking-children/) A children's speech expert offers advice to anxious parents about late talking *  Jul 19, 2019 ### [Can Learning a Foreign Language Prevent Dementia?](https://time.com/5629779/learning-language-dementia/) Bilinguals outperform monolinguals on tests of selective attention [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jun 4, 2019 ### [How a 1959 American Fashion Exhibition Changed the Soviet Union](https://time.com/5599962/soviet-fashion-show/) The 1959 exhibition lead to larger cultural change [HISTORY](/section/history/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/mit-press-reader/","name":"The MIT Press Reader"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/mit-press-reader/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/mit-press-reader/"},"name":"The MIT Press Reader","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/mit-press-reader/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```