Lauren Cassani Davis
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Rebecca Clarke What It’s Like to Be a Doctor for Sport Horses
"Our hospital is no different than a human hospital, really. It’s just a little bit bigger."
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Eric Gaillard / Reuters The Economic Case for Worldwide Vegetarianism
Not curbing its taste for meat could cost the U.S. almost $200 billion each year—and the global economy up to $1.6 trillion.
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Kieran Doherty / Reuters Horses Can Read Human Facial Expressions
And they don't always like what they see.
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Jason Lee / Reuters The Power of Thinking Like a Preschooler
Adults often have trouble understanding young children’s needs and inner lives—but paying closer attention to the way they experience the world can be valuable.
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Kazuyoshi Nomachi / Corbis Do Emotions and Morality Mix?
A philosopher explains how feelings influence right and wrong.
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Denis Balibouse / Reuters How Do Americans Weigh Privacy Versus National Security?
A new poll shows people still think the collection of their personal data is a bad thing—but they’re marginally more willing to support increased national-security surveillance.
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Keith Bedford / Reuters Do Americans Believe Hard Work Still Matters?
Yes, but they're more skeptical about whether going to college helps them achieve their goals.
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The Gendered Language Students Use to Describe Professors
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Gary Houlder / Corbis The Unexpected Charm of Facebook's Friendship Anniversaries
The social network that cheapened friendship takes a tiny step toward celebrating it.
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Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters Is It Harmful to Use Music as a Coping Mechanism?
Putting on headphones to regulate emotions may not always be beneficial.
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Thoreau: An Editor's Nightmare
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gvictoria / Shutterstock Would You Pull the Trolley Switch? Does it Matter?
The lifespan of a thought experiment
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Jelena Aloskina / Shutterstock The Flight From Conversation
The psychologist Sherry Turkle argues that replacing face-to-face communication with smartphones is diminishing people’s capacity for empathy.
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Don Kasak / Flickr Backyard Politics in New Hampshire
What I learned—as a political outsider—visiting a low-key campaign event for John Kasich.
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Hmm vs. Mmm vs. Mhmm
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Mindful Schools When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom
Many educators are introducing meditation into the classroom as a means of improving kids’ attention and emotional regulation.
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echiner1 / Flickr When Philosophy Becomes Therapy
Alain de Botton's self-help books for those who style themselves as intellectuals are making their way to the United States.
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William Deresiewicz The Ivy League, Mental Illness, and the Meaning of Life
William Deresiewicz explains how an elite education can lead to a cycle of grandiosity and depression.
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openclipart Study: Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect Memories
New research suggests that repetition—while strengthening some aspects of memory—may interfere with our ability to remember nuanced, specific details.
