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Why all dogs are good dogs | Alexandra Horowitz

Canine cognition expert Alexandra Horowitz offers a peek inside the mind of your dog, sharing...

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How to keep your hometown from becoming a ghost town | John Paget

"My very first film was about a town that disappeared," says documentarian John Paget. It was the...

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How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist | Wendy Suzuki

What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work...

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What happens to gas stations when the world goes electric? | Emily Grubert

When the world goes fully electric, what happens to the cars, tools and livelihoods that rely on...

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3 skills every middle school boy needs | Jerome Hunter

Middle school is a time like no other, as significant biological and emotional changes coincide...

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The surprising psychology behind your urge to break the rules | Paul Bloom

We all experience it: that desire to do something wrong just for the sake of it. Whether it's...

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Your 3-step guide to setting better boundaries at work | Nedra Glover Tawwab

Know you should establish clear limits at work but not sure how to do it? Here are a few...

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Who owns the internet of the future? | Ordinary Things

The emergence of data-driven mass surveillance "is threatening to turn privacy into a relic of...

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3 elements of true fun -- and how to have more of it | Catherine Price

What comes to mind when you think about the most fun moments of your life? Science journalist...

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How to be a team player -- without burning out | Rob Cross

Collaboration in the workplace is more important than ever -- but it's making us less productive...

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Gourmet food for the final frontier | Phnam Bagley

What does an in-flight meal look like when you're traveling to Mars? Designer Phnam Bagley...

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How video games can level up the way you learn | Kris Alexander

Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress...

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What if women built the world they want to see? | Emily Pilloton-Lam

Only four percent of construction workers are female -- that's totally unacceptable, but it's...

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The clean energy hub of the future | Rebekah Shirley

Why aren't more people investing in Africa's green energy? Environmental researcher Rebekah...

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The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middlebrooks

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to...

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How to quit your job -- without ruining your career | Gala Jackson

Stuck in an unfulfilling or stagnant job? To achieve a smooth departure without burning bridges,...

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How one small idea led to $1 million of paid water bills | Tiffani Ashley Bell

When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water...

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How to escape the cynicism trap | Jamil Zaki

Some days, it's hard to be optimistic. But cynicism -- the idea that people are inherently...

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The fascinating physics of insect pee | Saad Bhamla

Scientist Saad Bhamla is on a mission to answer a question most people don't think to ask: How do...

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3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation | Ruchi Sinha

We negotiate all the time at work -- for raises, promotions, time off -- and we usually go into...

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