Katherine Wells
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David Lynch on Where Great Ideas Come From
In an animated interview, the filmmaker gives advice on creativity.
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Living Simply With a Flip Phone
It's quite possible to live and date in New York without a smartphone.
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How to Cook a Real Chicken Nugget (and Why)
School lunches, including chicken nuggets, are notoriously unhealthy. They don't have to be.
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What's This Bone Broth People Are Drinking?
Carrying around a coffee cup full of hot meat stock is somehow cool.
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Cryotherapy: The Dubious Appeal of Shooting -260 Degree Nitrogen at Your Naked Skin
A questionable medical treatment is becoming popular.
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How to Drive Without Texting
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Plan ahead.
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Creative Ideas Happen When You Stop Checking Your Phone
Remember what it's like to be bored? New York Public Radio asked listeners to cut back on phone time and see where their minds took them.
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Why Is Google Making Human Skin?
Hidden away on Google’s campus, doctors at a world-class life sciences lab are trying to change the way people think about their health.
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How to Build a Tornado
A Canadian inventor believes his tornado machine could solve the world's energy crisis. The only problem? He has to prove it works.
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The Atlantic What Happened to the Milky Way?
Light pollution has taken away our ability to see the stars. Can we save the night sky?
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How to Cook Spaghetti Squash (and Why)
Cooking for yourself is one of the surest ways to eat well. Bestselling author Mark Bittman teaches James Hamblin the recipe that everyone is Googling.
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The Health Benefits of Going Outside
As people spend more time indoors, ecotherapy is emerging as a way to help rebuild our relationships with nature—and improve mental and physical health.
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Never Tell People How Old They Look
Age discrimination affects us all. Who cares about youth? James Hamblin turns to his colleague Jeffrey Goldberg for advice.
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The Case for Napping at Work
Most Americans don't get enough sleep. More and more employers are trying to help address that.
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How Long Do You Want to Live?
Dr. Zeke Emanuel recently announced that he will stop receiving life-prolonging medical care at age 75. James Hamblin tries to understand why. What is the meaning of life?
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Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman
You don't have to tell her how big she is. You don't need to touch her belly.
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What Is a City?
Cities are like nothing else on Earth.
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CrossFit Versus Yoga: Choose a Side
How a workout becomes a social identity
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In Online Dating, Everyone's a Little Bit Racist
The co-founder of OKCupid shares findings from his analysis of millions of users' data.
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Let's Talk About Not Smoking, as Friends
Why does smoking maintain its allure? James Hamblin seeks the wisdom of a cool person.
