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Want to solve the world's problems? Try working together across disciplines

  • Written by Jonathan M Adler, Associate Professor of Psychology, Olin College of Engineering
Collaboration across disciplines is key to solving the world's toughest problems, researchers argue.Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

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