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The Alabama Town Where Demolition Derby Is Life
A visual portrait of Saturday night in Dothan, where people flock from across the South to find a cathartic adrenaline rush.
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The High-Tech Future of Farming
An MIT researcher has created a computer that will bring agriculture to urban spaces on a mass scale.
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The Search for a Second Earth
Powerful new telescopes will help astronomers determine whether we are alone in the universe.
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A Renewable Energy Revolution in Small-Town America
Across the country, moves towards sustainability are happening at the grassroots.
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Samantha Power on Diplomacy, Motherhood, and the 24-7 Job 'of a Lifetime'
"I think women should never lose the instinct to actually listen, but we need to become as unflappable as we can become."
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Are America's Small Towns Really Struggling?
A tour of three cities that are finding unique ways to mitigate the country's jobs crisis
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Nicolas Pollock and Jackie Lay / The Atlantic Ask Jim: Is It Better to Work Only Night Shifts, or Bounce Back and Forth?
It may be best to keep your schedule as regular as possible.
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Tinder Won't Change Love
Online dating is no match for the algorithm that already exists in the human brain.
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The Truth About American Towns That Welcome Refugees
A short film exploring the cultural and economic benefits of high immigrant populations
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How an Editor Stays at Inbox Zero
A few simple rules could help you spend less time answering emails.
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The Right Kind of Flour
We’ve stripped all the nutrients out of bread, and it’s time to put them back in.
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‘Holy Shit, We’re in a Cult’
EnlightenNext was an organization that promised spiritual awakening. Instead, it turned into a complicated, often-sinister community.
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What Islamophobia Is Doing to American Children
The comedian Maz Jobrani takes on anti-Muslim sentiment.
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A Clinic That Only Freezes Eggs
A group of doctors in New York promises to cut the cost of the fertility procedure by super-specializing.
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Lessons From a Life in Two Genders
A Barnard professor answers the question: What does it mean to be a woman who had a boyhood?
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Why Does America Still Imprison Young People for Life?
The consequences of treating juvenile offenders as “superpredators” are dire.
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Techniques for Talking to Strangers
Connecting with people can be tough, but here are some tips.
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Why Campus Inclusion Matters
Harvard’s president on the school’s latest efforts against exclusivity
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The Problem With Congress, and How to Fix It
Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Law professor, offers creative solutions to change an unrepresentative system.
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How Sunscreen Prevents Wrinkles (and Cancer)
For some, the idea of avoiding aging is a more powerful behavioral motivator than the risk of melanoma.
