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How the sharing economy is changing the value of ownership

How the sharing economy is changing the value of ownership

As it becomes easier to connect with others to share homes, cars, chores and even leftover meals, are these services making life better?
by Emily Kaiser

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'A Replacement Life:' Curating suffering

'A Replacement Life:' Curating suffering

Boris Fishman's debut novel features a failed journalist who takes up a very different writing task: Forging Holocaust restitution claims.

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How climate change galvanizes communities

How climate change galvanizes communities

The latest research on our changing climate.

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Screen Time: Oscars preview

On this week's Screen Time, we preview this weekend's Academy Awards.

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Scandinavians: An 'Almost Nearly Perfect People?'

Scandinavians: An 'Almost Nearly Perfect People?'

Scandinavian countries routinely rank high in happiness studies. What's going on up there?

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Is 'green' investing actually environmentally friendly?

Does "green" investing really do anything for the climate? Is it more than a vote for values we agree with?

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How race, skin tone affects school discipline of girls

How race, skin tone affects school discipline of girls

Black girls in the United States are suspended six times more than white girls, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.
by Emily Kaiser

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Lynsey Addario on photographing war zones

Lynsey Addario on photographing war zones

Her new memoir, "It's What I Do," talks about making it as a woman in a male-dominated field and the importance of remembering the humans in front of the camera.

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How anti-vaccine movement sounds to autistic community

How anti-vaccine movement sounds to autistic community

As the measles outbreak pits anti-vaxxers against other parents, autistic writer Sarah Kurchak says she takes the argument personally.

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'Section 60': Where war comes home

'Section 60': Where war comes home

Robert M. Poole explores the lives and deaths of veterans buried in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery.

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