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Why More Therapy Hasn't Made Us Less Anxious
Therapy is more accessible and accepted than ever. So why are anxiety and depression rates stubbornly high?
2 hrs ago
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Michael Kovnat
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Before Vaccines, 1 in 3 Children Died Before Age 5
A 200-year history of miracle cures, contaminated shots, and street riots explains why we still argue about vaccines
Jul 7
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Michael Kovnat
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Tom Levenson
10
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No One's Reading Your Resume
Recruiters spend 6 seconds on it. A recruiter-turned career coach explains what actually gets you hired.
Jul 6
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Michael Kovnat
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The Next Big Idea Club’s July 2026 Must-Read Books
Check out the non-fiction heating up the shelves this month.
Jul 4
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Panio Gianopoulos
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How Are We Doing, America?
On the eve of the big birthday, we gathered insights on democracy's past and future.
Jul 3
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Michael Kovnat
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Ben Rhodes on the 250-Year Argument Over What It Means to Be American
From Benjamin Franklin to Donald Trump, the fight over American identity has never been settled — these are the speeches that shaped it.
Jul 2
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Michael Kovnat
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Ben Rhodes
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The Sun Study That Backfired
Researchers set out to confirm sun exposure raises cancer risk. Instead, they found sun-lovers had far lower rates of heart disease, dementia, and…
Jul 1
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Michael Kovnat
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June 2026
The Hidden Science of Midlife
A Brandeis psychologist draws on 30 years of longitudinal data to show why midlife isn't a crisis — it's the most important investment opportunity of…
Jun 30
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Michael Kovnat
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Your Brain on Fatherhood
New research reveals how fatherhood rewires the brain — and why involved dads pay a hidden biological cost
Jun 29
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Michael Kovnat
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Darby Saxbe
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Embracing Intelligence Abundance
This week, we celebrated the smarts all around us, with help from Robert Wright, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, and Joe Navarro
Jun 26
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Michael Kovnat
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The Science of Why You Should Talk to Strangers
University of Chicago behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley on why we underestimate the joy of connecting with others — and the small choices that change…
Jun 25
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Michael Kovnat
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The Human Skill AI Can’t Replace
As technology mediates more of our interactions, a former FBI spy catcher says the ability to read people face-to-face is increasingly rare, and…
Jun 24
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Michael Kovnat
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