The Washington Post

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Oct 20, 2021 - 6 min

The power of rational thinking in a world that seems unreasonable

Rationality: what it is, why it seems scarce and why it matters.

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Oct 20, 2021 - 10 min

Why is everyone quitting, and how do I know whether it's time to leave my job?

Here’s what you need to know before joining in.

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Oct 18, 2021 - 6 min

What pretending to be a White guy taught me about privilege

A restaurant critic's journey to embracing her real identity.

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Oct 16, 2021 - 7 min

JFK’s secret weapon in the Cold War: James Bond

Discover 007's unexpected political influence.

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Oct 6, 2021 - 21 min

Epic Games believes the Internet is broken - this is their blueprint to fix it

An Epic dream of the new internet.

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Oct 3, 2021 - 23 min

The meaning of Yusuf/Cat Stevens

How should we feel about him — and his music — now?

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Sep 22, 2021 - 26 min

The profound beauty of firefly tourism

There’s so much wonder in the natural world.

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Sep 21, 2021 - 17 min

How wellness influencers are fueling the anti-vaccine movement

Yoga, organic food and misinformation.

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Sep 21, 2021 - 12 min

Investors are placing big bets on a growing space economy

But can they reach orbit?

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Sep 18, 2021 - 31 min

Britain, nationalism and the complicated joy of vacationing in your own country

Time to find the hidden beauty just beyond our doorsteps.

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Sep 15, 2021 - 22 min

The lonely journey of a UFO conspiracy theorist

How is QAnon infiltrating Ufology?

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Sep 10, 2021 - 10 min

How to handle the infuriating ‘here we go again’ feeling as the delta variant rages

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Sep 10, 2021 - 15 min

For scientists, path to COVID endgame remains uncertain

Is it over, or are there years to come?

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Sep 6, 2021 - 15 min

There's no escape from Facebook

Even if you don't use it.

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Sep 5, 2021 - 10 min

How climate change helped make Hurricane Ida one of Louisiana’s worst

Rising sea temperatures played a key factor.

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Sep 3, 2021 - 7 min

The deep ties between the Paralympics and the US military

Here is what it means.

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Aug 28, 2021 - 16 min

He predicted the dark side of the Internet 30 years ago

Why did no one listen?

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Aug 26, 2021 - 11 min

How to deal with regret and forgive yourself for making imperfect decisions

Curb your pandemic emotions for the better.

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Aug 21, 2021 - 7 min

"We are ready to fight"

Seniors at a girls-only high school in Afghanistan face an uncertain future.

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Aug 20, 2021 - 9 min

The Taliban is retaking Afghanistan

Here’s how the Islamist group rebuilt and what it wants.

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Aug 19, 2021 - 10 min

A Yale doctor is using a video game to fight the opioid crisis

Is this the future of drug abuse therapy?

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Aug 17, 2021 - 15 min

The long arm of the authoritarian state

Repression is growing, and not even exile might be safe.

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Aug 11, 2021 - 8 min

Why we shouldn’t give in to climate despair

An analysis of the UN’s climate report.

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Aug 9, 2021 - 16 min

The professor who assigns value to nature

And then persuades world leaders to save it.

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Aug 7, 2021 - 7 min

The growing clamor for — and against — vaccine mandates

Is it time to crack down on those who refuse the vaccine?

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Aug 6, 2021 - 10 min

Olympic medals no longer show off nations’ cultural power - that’s good

The cultural influence of the games has changed.

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Aug 5, 2021 - 21 min

What were the Capitol rioters thinking on Jan. 6?

Was it ideological conviction or something bigger at play?

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Aug 2, 2021 - 15 min

Facebook and YouTube spent a year fighting COVID misinformation - it’s still spreading

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Jul 31, 2021 - 15 min

‘Somebody has to do the dirty work’: NSO founders defend the spyware they built

Dive deeper into the Pegasus Project.

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Jul 29, 2021 - 6 min

The majority of Americans lack a college degree

Why do so many employers require one then?

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Jul 29, 2021 - 24 min

Despite the hype, iPhone security no match for NSO spyware

Is smartphone security in need of an upgrade?

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Jul 25, 2021 - 16 min

How K-pop conquered the universe

Why is the genre so popular?

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Jul 20, 2021 - 12 min

Cubans, broken by pandemic and fueled by social media, confront their police state

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Jul 18, 2021 - 21 min

From corporate America to conspiracy theory promotion

How a Minnesota man made a career out of anonymously amplifying dark plots.

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Jul 13, 2021 - 9 min

A classic Silicon Valley tactic - losing money to crush rivals - comes in for scrutiny

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Jul 11, 2021 - 8 min

E. L. James’s Fifty Shades series has come to an end

What have we learned from this provocative romance?

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Jul 9, 2021 - 31 min

The great American reboot

Las Vegas shows a wild glimpse of life on the other side of the pandemic.

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Jul 3, 2021 - 18 min

As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack

“Feeling safe at school isn’t really a thing anymore, Mom.”

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Jun 30, 2021 - 9 min

Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work

"My life isn’t worth a dead-end job."

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Jun 27, 2021 - 20 min

Addiction treatment had failed. Could brain surgery save him?

An unexpected cure: deep brain stimulation. Here is how it works.

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Jun 27, 2021 - 9 min

Herd immunity is love

Reflections on lucky clothing and COVID.

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Jun 23, 2021 - 6 min

Obamacare wasn’t as bad as critics thought it would be — it wasn’t revolutionary, either

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Jun 21, 2021 - 11 min

What burnout really means, and what bosses and employees can do about it

Prevent. Recover. Work.

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Jun 13, 2021 - 36 min

The state of Ohio vs. a sex-trafficked teenager

"I’m free from prison. But I am still in a mental prison.”

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Jun 6, 2021 - 14 min

QAnon resembles the games I design — but for believers, there is no winning

The gamification of propaganda.

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Jun 4, 2021 - 8 min

How to turn down the noise that mars our decision-making

Is an undesirable variability in judgment failing us all?

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May 26, 2021 - 10 min

Ditching meat isn’t the answer for climate change — better farming is

More efficiency is needed in tackling the crisis.

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May 23, 2021 - 24 min

A ‘beautiful’ female biker was actually a 50-year-old man using FaceApp — after he confessed, his followers liked him even more

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May 19, 2021 - 9 min

Disabled people have worked remotely for years, and they’ve got advice for you and your bosses

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May 19, 2021 - 7 min

Is the Internet giving us all ADHD?

How technology has killed our concentration.

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May 18, 2021 - 9 min

It’s not a ‘labor shortage' — it’s a great reassessment of work in America

Has the pandemic changed your mind about work?

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May 14, 2021 - 8 min

How TikTok personalities are making a name for themselves by delivering news to Gen Z

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May 9, 2021 - 28 min

‘Floyd was my man. But George Floyd is a movement’

A story of the obscure grief felt by Floyd's girlfriend of three years.

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May 1, 2021 - 17 min

Humanity’s greatest ally against climate change is Earth itself

"We need nature if we hope to survive.”

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Apr 30, 2021 - 16 min

How Americans re-learned to think after World War II

Will culture transform after the trials of the pandemic?

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Apr 23, 2021 - 27 min

The fight for the future of transgender athletes

Tensions are at an all-time high in the sporting world.

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Apr 11, 2021 - 21 min

QAnon’s unexpected roots in New Age spirituality

How yoga bros and conspiracy theorists have joined forces.

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Apr 6, 2021 - 15 min

Gatekeepers: these tech firms control what’s allowed online

Beyond Facebook and Google.

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Mar 31, 2021 - 7 min

Shootings never stopped during the pandemic: 2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades

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Mar 19, 2021 - 15 min

What used cars tell us about the risk of too much inflation hitting the economy

Could too much cash cause problems for the US economy?

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Mar 14, 2021 - 25 min

He told the world about his brutal torture in Syria — then, mysteriously, he went back

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Mar 13, 2021 - 7 min

Transplant an organ? Why not an entire body?

Surgeon Robert White believed it possible — a new book offers more details.

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Mar 10, 2021 - 15 min

Female stars and the media machine of the early 2000s

Time’s up for the noughties tabloid.

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Mar 6, 2021 - 8 min

History isn’t just for patriots

The battle of American pride in the classroom.

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Mar 2, 2021 - 17 min

Life amid the ruins of QAnon: ‘I wanted my family back’

An outbreak of QAnon support is putting immense pressure on relationships across America.

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Mar 1, 2021 - 22 min

Can computer algorithms learn to fight wars ethically?

The Pentagon is investing in weapons that can decide when to kill on the battlefield.

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Feb 24, 2021 - 10 min

Climate change is upending Lebanon's booming business of boutique wineries

The future of this flourishing industry is uncertain.

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Feb 23, 2021 - 15 min

Eroding trust, spreading fear: the historical ties between pandemics and extremism

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Feb 20, 2021 - 7 min

Texas's cold-weather catastrophe is a global warning

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Feb 17, 2021 - 24 min

The loneliness of an interrupted adolescence

The emotional-fallout of the pandemic has hit teenagers deeply — but some are trying to help.

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Feb 17, 2021 - 22 min

How America's deadliest serial killer was caught, charged and tried — but never stopped

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Feb 16, 2021 - 25 min

How America's deadliest serial killer confessed to killing 93 people — now, police must find them

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Feb 15, 2021 - 21 min

How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years

Part I: The perfect victim.

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Feb 12, 2021 - 8 min

Bernie Sanders is often called a liberal. He’d beg to differ. Who is actually a liberal?

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Feb 7, 2021 - 7 min

Can the cannabis industry be an agent of social justice? Or is it just another big business?

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Jan 30, 2021 - 12 min

The week hundreds of Native Americans took over D.C.’s Bureau of Indian Affairs

The 1972 occupation was born out of frustration with the US government’s ‘Trail of Broken Treaties'.

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Jan 23, 2021 - 6 min

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian: an online platform free of hate is ‘really good for business’

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Jan 15, 2021 - 9 min

Inside the assault on the Capitol: evacuating the Senate

Listen to a striking, first-person account of how events played out.

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Jan 12, 2021 - 28 min

To stay or to go?

The striking inside-story of one of the largest COVID outbreaks in the US immigration detention system.

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Dec 27, 2020 - 28 min

‘I didn’t make it’

A Walt Disney World waitress struggles to hold on to her middle-class life amid the pandemic.

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Dec 23, 2020 - 29 min

She saved her 7-year-old brother’s life — then the virus threatened to take it

Family, sacrifice, and a story that will tear your heart.

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Dec 18, 2020 - 8 min

Georgian women ruled chess in the Soviet era — a new generation chases the same ‘Queen’s Gambit’ glory

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Dec 11, 2020 - 8 min

Of the 700 attempts to fix or abolish the electoral college, this one nearly succeeded

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Dec 5, 2020 - 17 min

For months, he helped his son keep suicidal thoughts at bay. Then came the pandemic

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Nov 26, 2020 - 11 min

George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty — but the chef behind the feast had none

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Nov 24, 2020 - 6 min

The dirty secret of Amazon Prime Day — shoppers aren’t saving as much as they think

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Nov 18, 2020 - 7 min

There’s a long history behind Stacey Abrams

She helped Biden secure Georgia — but black women's fight for voting equality goes back two centuries.

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Nov 12, 2020 - 30 min

What to do about Ahav?

A mother’s fight to save a mentally ill 11-year-old boy amid a pandemic and racial unrest.

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Nov 7, 2020 - 13 min

Stomach pain was ruining her life. Then a scan provided a life-changing clue

The race for an elusive diagnosis, and the important lessons it holds.

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Nov 1, 2020 - 10 min

Captain America is trying to … captain America

Chris Evans' A Starting Point is designed to be a response to America’s deeply polarised political climate.

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Oct 29, 2020 - 9 min

The Justice Department is suing Google — but it’s the government’s power to police Big Tech that’s on trial

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Oct 27, 2020 - 7 min

Matthew McConaughey is ‘alright, alright, alright’ — and thinks you will be too

The eccentric actor on why life is lived best when coming to terms with everything that happens in it.

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Oct 27, 2020 - 15 min

If you don’t know why Eva Longoria is a political power broker, you haven’t been paying attention

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Oct 25, 2020 - 25 min

How the 1619 Project took over 2020

Its core aim? To understand the way in which slavery shaped America.

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Oct 21, 2020 - 33 min

Only one of their children survived Sandy Hook — now school posed a new threat: the virus

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Oct 20, 2020 - 12 min

The Lakers’ journey to the NBA title was filled with hurdles, potholes and a horrific tragedy

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Oct 20, 2020 - 25 min

A mentally ill man, a heavily armed teenager and the night Kenosha burned

The lethal story behind 2020's most significant clash between left and right-wing idealists.

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Oct 16, 2020 - 14 min

Nike was born on the track. Scandal and the pandemic may change its running business

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Oct 11, 2020 - 12 min

The Undecideds: sure, Biden and Trump are very different. But maybe neither is right for the job

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Oct 5, 2020 - 11 min

How do carbon offsets work?

Programs that are poorly devised or badly enforced may not deliver the reductions they promise.

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Sep 30, 2020 - 33 min

Who will benefit from psychedelic medicine?

The troubles of accessibility are already present.

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Sep 25, 2020 - 7 min

Why human brains are bad at assessing the risks of pandemics

Assessing risks has less to do with data, than fundamentals — humans are not very good at it.

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Sep 21, 2020 - 5 min

I directed ‘Cuties.’ This is what you need to know about modern girlhood

The French film has caused massive controversy after its Netflix release.

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Sep 17, 2020 - 7 min

‘Mulan’ enters a battle Disney didn’t want

The Western adaptation of an ancient Chinese legend once charmed audiences. Now, it's dividing the world.

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Sep 7, 2020 - 7 min

Chadwick Boseman embodied the Black heroes of our past and gave us one for the future

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Sep 2, 2020 - 7 min

Students in Bangkok are challenging Thailand’s biggest taboo

Despite being a constitutional monarchy, with the help of the military, King Maha Vajiralongkorn holds full power.

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Aug 28, 2020 - 10 min

The story of Kamala and Doug, a match made in Hollywood (literally)

The couple is about to embark on their very first presidential campaign.

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Aug 24, 2020 - 10 min

The health care scare

For years, Wendell Potter deceived Americans about their health care and now they are paying the price.

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Aug 21, 2020 - 14 min

The pandemic will make movies and TV shows look like nothing we’ve seen before

Hollywood entertainment is about to get really strange.

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Aug 20, 2020 - 9 min

Fighting cancer in the pandemic means fighting cancer alone

"My surgery would have been stressful in any circumstances. It was even harder this year."

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Aug 18, 2020 - 9 min

The stress of the unknown is taking a massive toll on parents

Parenthood and COVID-19: for some families, disrupting their routines often results in agony.

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Aug 15, 2020 - 12 min

He was an American child in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb dropped

"Only as a young man did Howard Kakita begin to realise how miraculous his survival was."

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Aug 9, 2020 - 25 min

Doubting Gauguin

An amateur detective takes on the National Gallery, and the art world.

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Aug 7, 2020 - 9 min

The Internet wants to keep you ‘doom-scrolling’ — here’s how to break free

Our brains have been trained to focus on survival salience.

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Aug 7, 2020 - 20 min

Business unusual

The way this company has navigated the pandemic points the way to a less China-centric future.

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Aug 3, 2020 - 14 min

The 'cancel culture' debate gets the fight for free speech entirely wrong

For some, defending free speech has become a tool to bully others into silence.

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Aug 2, 2020 - 28 min

The worst-case scenario

Converging stories in Huntsville, Alabama paint a sharp picture of the United States in 2020.

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Aug 2, 2020 - 16 min

The extraordinary trek of George Takei

The cult icon on a mission to make sure America doesn't forget a shameful legacy.

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Jul 30, 2020 - 19 min

The film industry is in crisis. It can learn a lot from the 1970s

Hollywood has come back from the brink before, by daring to think beyond blockbusters and Raging Bulls.

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Jul 27, 2020 - 17 min

With little clarity on coronavirus, Americans crowdsource how to live in a pandemic

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Jul 26, 2020 - 33 min

Designing to survive

How COVID-19 can re-shape our concepts of architecture forever.

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Jul 25, 2020 - 6 min

Alex Trebek’s memoir, ‘The Answer Is . . .,’ is everything a ‘Jeopardy!’ fan could want

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Jul 21, 2020 - 26 min

The lives upended around a $20 cheeseburger

Follow the tumultuous journey of a burger during a pandemic, and all the human cost it's left behind.

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Jul 17, 2020 - 12 min

Why do bats have so many viruses?

Scientists race to know why the animals don't seem to be bothered by their many invisible inhabitants.

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Jul 13, 2020 - 10 min

The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight COVID-19

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Jul 12, 2020 - 7 min

Need a pick-me-up for your fight against the pandemic? Watch these ’90s disaster movies

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Jul 6, 2020 - 6 min

Carl Reiner’s key to living a long, funny life? Never stop having something to say

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Jul 4, 2020 - 10 min

Is it safer to fly or drive this summer? 5 health experts weigh in

Inform your travelling plans for the months ahead with these experts' opinions.

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Jul 2, 2020 - 10 min

The way these older amateur athletes are staying fit despite the pandemic offers lessons for all ages

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Jun 28, 2020 - 10 min

Carlos Ruiz Zafón leaves behind characters who will never die

The Shadow of the Wind author passed away last week, aged 55.

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Jun 25, 2020 - 9 min

Columbus never set foot here. Why do we remember him?

How our origin story has changed and adapted over time to suit modern political purposes.

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Jun 22, 2020 - 11 min

I learned the impact of prolonged exposure to stress from my foster child

Understanding trauma and the value of listening.

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Jun 22, 2020 - 14 min

Fashion was broken even before the pandemic. A reboot could be just what it needs

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Jun 19, 2020 - 10 min

Why the racial wealth gap persists, more than 150 years after emancipation

Juneteenth: this year calls for reflection on the anti-racist uprising.

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Jun 16, 2020 - 11 min

Spike Lee on his role as an artist in tumultuous times: ‘I’m built for this’

"Race relations today are a direct response to having a black president."

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Jun 15, 2020 - 10 min

You’re never too old to regain that lost muscle. And you can do it at home

Here are some helpful tips to continue looking after your physical wellbeing.

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Jun 14, 2020 - 8 min

What’s a journalist supposed to be now — an activist? A stenographer? You’re asking the wrong question

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Jun 12, 2020 - 15 min

Barack Obama: Class of 2020, ‘You don’t have to accept the world as it is’

The 44th President of the United States' address to new graduates.

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Jun 10, 2020 - 12 min

A flight to space. A fight in the streets. Americans search high and low for hope

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Jun 8, 2020 - 9 min

How do you build a better cop? By making them slow down

When police work becomes too routine and familiar, things go wrong.

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Jun 6, 2020 - 6 min

I want meaningful justice reform. I also worry about the health effects of these protests

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Jun 5, 2020 - 8 min

Los Angeles showed in 1992 how not to respond to today’s uprisings

The lessons of the 1992 riots and their aftermath still resonate.

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Jun 3, 2020 - 13 min

Larry Kramer, writer who sounded alarm on AIDS, dies at 84

"In American medicine, there are two eras. Before Larry and after Larry."

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Jun 3, 2020 - 9 min

The next Americans in space

They became the first astronauts launched from US' soil in almost a decade.

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May 30, 2020 - 21 min

Flight status

The almost unknown but hugely important role of Pan Am stewardesses during the Vietnam War.

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May 29, 2020 - 9 min

Why kids love building forts — and why experts say they might need them more than ever

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May 27, 2020 - 8 min

What is happening in Hong Kong?

Beijing pushes ahead with plans to implement a sweeping national security law.

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May 26, 2020 - 8 min

She posed as a nurse during the 1918 flu pandemic and went on a crime spree

Chronicling the shocking escapades of a fake flu-nurse a century ago.

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May 23, 2020 - 8 min

The mystery of the great naked mole-rat migration

Beneath the ground where they dwell, they have no competition. But now, they're on the move.

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May 17, 2020 - 11 min

Art is a collective experience — it’s also a deeply private one

Meditating on the wonders of artistic expression, and consumption.

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May 17, 2020 - 18 min

12 novels that changed the way we live

A novel has the ability to shift our social, economic or political lives. But it doesn't happen often.

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May 11, 2020 - 6 min

A Bay of Pigs-style fiasco in Venezuela

Who tried to overthrow Nicolás Maduro?

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May 9, 2020 - 9 min

Hitler shot himself 75 years ago, ending an era of war, genocide and destruction

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May 8, 2020 - 5 min

Scientists hope to hunt down ‘murder hornets’ before they decimate U.S. bees

"As if 2020 weren’t terrifying enough, now we have to worry about ‘murder hornets.’"

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May 6, 2020 - 10 min

An elephant’s story does not end when it dies

Understanding the beautiful way in which elephants mourn their kin.

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May 3, 2020 - 7 min

My, what big teeth and strange bones you have. Scientists discover a creature that roamed south of the equator 66 million years ago

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May 2, 2020 - 8 min

Sex workers are falling through the cracks in coronavirus assistance programs around the world

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May 2, 2020 - 7 min

With gyms closed, try intermittent workouts. You might even get more out of them

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Apr 27, 2020 - 15 min

Will Americans wear masks to prevent coronavirus spread? Politics, history, race and crime factor into tough decision

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Apr 24, 2020 - 16 min

Silicon Valley is racing to build the next version of the internet. Fortnite might get there first

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Apr 22, 2020 - 5 min

Try these expert negotiation strategies for refunding or rescheduling your vacation

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Apr 21, 2020 - 6 min

I spent six days on a ventilator with COVID-19. It saved me, but my life is not the same

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Apr 19, 2020 - 9 min

How chefs find restaurants when they travel

A piece that makes us nostalgic for the joys of eating when travelling.

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Apr 18, 2020 - 12 min

Your internet is working. Thank these Cold War-era pioneers who designed it to handle almost anything

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Apr 13, 2020 - 16 min

Accessible design is growing. But can it be beautiful?

From a practical matter to a complex idea about style, equity and what it is to live well.

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Apr 13, 2020 - 11 min

As coronavirus layoffs surge in richer countries, poorer ones lose vital remittance payments

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Apr 8, 2020 - 14 min

The real reasons you procrastinate — and how to stop

Do you struggle with a mysterious force keeping you away from doing urgent tasks?

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Apr 7, 2020 - 10 min

In 1933, two rebellious women bought a home in Virginia’s woods. Then the CIA moved in

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Apr 6, 2020 - 5 min

Bill Gates: here’s how to make up for lost time on COVID-19

Nationwide cooperation, mass-scale testing and a data-based approach to develop a treatment.

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Apr 6, 2020 - 28 min

A troublemaker with a gavel

Nancy Pelosi is still often the lone woman at the table. But she has paved the way for many others.

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Apr 5, 2020 - 5 min

The environmental upside of the virus shows the green way ahead

COVID-19: The non-pandemic related reasons why staying home is also proving beneficial for the planet.

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Apr 1, 2020 - 12 min

Compassion. Claustrophobia. Originality. Why El Greco inspired so many great modern artists

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Apr 1, 2020 - 6 min

How to pet dogs during a coronavirus pandemic

Good news: recent evidence suggests there is little reason to avoid doing it.

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Mar 30, 2020 - 7 min

Why Germany’s coronavirus death rate is so much lower than other countries’ rates

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Mar 29, 2020 - 3 min

Chicken and egg question goes back to ancient times, but there’s a simple answer

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Mar 29, 2020 - 6 min

The story of Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s decades-long friendship

After Rogers' passing this month, we look back at their legendary friendship.

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Mar 27, 2020 - 16 min

The new coronavirus economy: A gigantic experiment reshaping how we work and live

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Mar 25, 2020 - 8 min

When everything is canceled: How to help students make the most of their newfound free time

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Mar 23, 2020 - 6 min

Having trouble getting a travel refund? These tips can help

If your travel plans have been disrupted by the coronavirus, here's some advice on what to do.

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Mar 22, 2020 - 10 min

Our too-close encounter with a grizzly. My daughter and I were surprised — and so was he

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Mar 22, 2020 - 13 min

The rise and fall of Jorge Navarro, the alleged doping king of horse racing

"It was an open secret that Navarro was gaming the system. Yet no one knew precisely how."

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Mar 21, 2020 - 7 min

How a Smithsonian researcher reinterpreted Rumpelstiltskin for the #MeToo era

Harry Rand might be the most intriguing Washington researcher you've never heard of.

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Mar 17, 2020 - 8 min

The coronavirus epidemic has made dating even more complicated

COVID-19: Love in the times of coronavirus.

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Mar 15, 2020 - 25 min

The Millennials who want to get rid of their class privilege

Why would you join a group that coaches you on how to give money away?

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Mar 14, 2020 - 16 min

The doubt of a ‘Bernie Bro’: A hard-charging Sanders supporter questions whether his tactics help or hurt

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Mar 14, 2020 - 6 min

How the 2008 financial panic can help us face coronavirus

Former U.S. treasury secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. on how to respond to the ensuing financial crisis.

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Mar 13, 2020 - 8 min

Coronavirus spread from China. Now, China doesn’t want the world spreading it back.

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Mar 11, 2020 - 8 min

How is the coronavirus outbreak going to end? Here's how similar epidemics played out

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Mar 10, 2020 - 6 min

‘Believe Women’ doesn’t mean women never lie. It means accepting that men sometimes do, too

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Mar 7, 2020 - 5 min

In France, the coronavirus threatens a cherished tradition: Cheek-kissing

In Paris, "une bise, or kiss, is never just une bise."

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Mar 7, 2020 - 33 min

Miranda’s rebellion

White women in the South have remained loyal to Donald Trump — not this woman.

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Mar 6, 2020 - 12 min

Hunting is ‘slowly dying off,’ and that has created a crisis for the nation’s many endangered species

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Mar 3, 2020 - 9 min

The anti-Greta: A conservative think tank takes on the global phenomenon

How a group allied with Pres. Trump is paying a German teen to question established climate science.

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Mar 1, 2020 - 17 min

‘We are just destroying these kids’: The foster children growing up inside detention centers

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Mar 1, 2020 - 13 min

Ring and Nest helped normalize American surveillance and turned us into a nation of voyeurs

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Feb 29, 2020 - 6 min

This leap day and year would be the last ever if two scholars have their way

"If I could have half an hour with Trump, we would be adopting [this new calendar] this year."

The Washington Post

Feb 29, 2020 - 18 min

A former NHL goon used Twitter to create a hockey-abuse hotline. His inbox exploded

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Feb 28, 2020 - 6 min

People say it’s important to live in the moment. It took my dying dog to teach me how

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Feb 26, 2020 - 16 min

How The Sims navigated 20 years of change to become one of the most successful franchises ever

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Feb 25, 2020 - 19 min

These Mormon twins worked together on an IRS whistleblower complaint over the church’s billions — and it tore them apart

The Washington Post

Feb 25, 2020 - 6 min

Women can have heart attacks without chest pain. That leads to dangerous delays

What medical condition do you think is the number one killer of women?

The Washington Post

Feb 24, 2020 - 53 min

The intelligence coup of the century

Listen together: discover one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Cold War.

The Washington Post

Feb 6, 2020 - 28 min

The Nazis and the Trawniki men

Great stories: listen to this fascinating true story about Nazi collaborators hiding in plain sight.

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Feb 3, 2020 - 11 min

Kobe Bryant was a tireless competitor who became a global sports icon

After his tragic passing in January 2020, we reflect on his legacy.

The Washington Post

Feb 14, 2019 - 37 min

The sommerliers of everything

We all know of wine sommeliers, but did you know there are now honey sommeliers, cheese sommeliers, cigar sommeliers and even hot sauce sommeliers? Jason Wilson writing in The Washington Post in February 2019 takes us on a journey with the people with surprisingly specific expertise.

The Washington Post

Jan 29, 2019 - 35 min

The lost season: The high school football team that was so good, no other team would play them

The Washington Post

Jan 25, 2019 - 24 min

The rise of the grandfamily

Unsung heroes: families made up of grandparents raising their grandchildren full time.

The Washington Post

Jan 16, 2019 - 32 min

What if a millennial became president?

Bob Moser, writing in The Washington Post, speaks with Pete Buttigieg, the wunderkind millennial mayor of South Bend, Indiana and possible 2020 candidate for President of the United States.

The Washington Post

Jan 13, 2019 - 34 min

Life, death and insulin

The cost of the lifesaving medication is skyrocketing with desperate diabetics rationing - risking their lives.

The Washington Post

Jan 8, 2019 - 33 min

Conquerors of the courts: How the federalist society is helping conservatives win the judicial war

The Washington Post

Dec 16, 2018 - 30 min

A dress for everyone: How Claire McCardell revolutionised what women wear

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, writing in The Washington Post, chronicles the life and work of Claire McCardell, the 20th century American fashion designer who revolutionised the dress industry.

The Washington Post

Dec 6, 2018 - 21 min

It’s the economies, stupid: The key to understanding the 2018 midterm results

In light of the US midterm elections in November 2018, John B. Judis, writing in The Washington Post, shares his meditations on the sharp differences between the economies of Red and Blue America.

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Nov 29, 2018 - 48 min

Sins of the fathers: How can so many southern whites still believe the Confederacy wasn't built on slavery?

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Nov 20, 2018 - 36 min

Is British Vogue editor Edward Enninful the next Anna Wintour?

Robin Givhan, writing in The Washington Post, tells the remarkable story of how Edward Enninful went from being a teen model to leaving his mark on the fashion industry as editor in chief of British Vogue.

The Washington Post

Nov 9, 2018 - 40 min

The state of hate: Is the Southern Poverty Law Center judging hate fairly?

Researchers at the Southern Poverty Law Center have set themselves up as the ultimate judges of hate in America. David Montgomery, writing in The Washington Post, questions whether they are judging fairly.

The Washington Post

Nov 2, 2018 - 55 min

The song of the Spoon Lady: Pain, perseverance and an unlikely journey to viral fame