Journalist Ariel Levy recounts how quickly everything—your career, marriage, family plans—can come unraveled.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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How Ethan Smith overcame OCD and a crippling fear of self harm.
Science writer Sharon Begley on how anxiety drives modern day compulsions.
Manu Prakash invented a paper microscope that’s now being used in research labs and classrooms around the world.
MP3 formatting compresses audio so that the file becomes 75 to 95 percent smaller. What's goes missing in the process? Conceptual artist Kenneth Goldsmith explains.
Writer and producer Damon Krukowski explains why we must take care in eschewing analog imperfection in pursuit of more perfect digital sound.
Many of us are living two lives – old-school analog and cutting-edge digital. Author David Sax says that’s okay.
When you hear "poet", what kind of person comes to mind? Emily Dickinson in her white dress? Robert Frost in the snowy woods, with his horse? Or contemporary poets like Rita Dove or Richard Blanco? They're all part of the canon – major poets with established reputations. But...
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