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    Does Siri Believe in God? A theological guide to chatbots and the world’s major religions.

    To Board a Cruise Ship–and Never Get Off Meet the retirees who never stop moving.

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    Beats: Food Food structures our day, and food systems shape our world

    The Most Subversive Way to Travel Perhaps the humble bicycle, a transportation mode that puts people in contact with one another and gives them back that control they seem to crave, offers a unique opportunity to remake those realities for the better.

    Fowl Plague

    Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
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    Aug 4, 2017

    The ID Question

    Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
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    Nov 22, 2017

    Breaking the Cycle

    The future of reproductive health in India, from early ideas about population control to on-the-ground interventions happening now, to a world where men and women share contraceptive responsibility.
    Hannah Harris Green
    Sep 26, 2018

    Beats: Space

    Space is where we project our dreams–and our nightmares–of the future.

    Beats: Food

    Food structures our day, and food systems shape our world

    Beats: Disability

    “Disable” is an active verb, and disability describes the social and environmental barriers that prevent access just as much as an individual body’s physical reality.

    Beats: Health

    Access to health care is as much a matter of public policy as it is the size of a person’s pocketbook; within a doctor’s office, many factors affect the quality of treatment.

    What We Can Learn About Happiness From Economics

    They say money makes you happy–but, well, does it?
    Duncan Geere
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    Was Gamification a Terrible Lie?

    Turning work into play was sold as a miracle for increasing productivity–but was that ever really plausible?
    Simon Parkin
    Nov 18, 2016 9 min read

    YouTube Has Made Asian-Americans Impossible for Hollywood to Ignore

    Asian-American representation has always been an issue–but it’s YouTube that’s finally fueling the momentum now.
    Karen Hao
    Oct 13, 2016 10 min read