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How Trying to Find a Cure For Scurvy Led to the Gimlet

How Trying to Find a Cure For Scurvy Led to the Gimlet

On Limey and Limes on British Royal Navy ships

By Camper English | July 19, 2022

Work Matters: How Parents’ Jobs Shape Children’s Well-Being

Work Matters: How Parents’ Jobs Shape Children’s Well-Being

Maureen Perry-Jenkins in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | July 18, 2022

How the Parallel Pandemics of Covid, Anxiety, and Gun Violence Are Part of the Same Crisis of American Healthcare

How the Parallel Pandemics of Covid, Anxiety, and Gun Violence Are Part of the Same Crisis of American Healthcare

Robert Pearl in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 30, 2022

The Knife’s Edge Between Dopesickness and Delusional Hope: Keri Blakinger on Her First Week in Jail

The Knife’s Edge Between Dopesickness and Delusional Hope: Keri Blakinger on Her First Week in Jail

“I walked out of my cell into a brave new world I still did not understand.”

By Keri Blakinger | June 29, 2022

Nope, Not a Trend: On the Modern Origins and Evolution of Bisexual Identity

Nope, Not a Trend: On the Modern Origins and Evolution of Bisexual Identity

Julia Shaw Considers the Skepticism, Panic, and Growing Accessibility of Being Bi

By Julia Shaw | June 29, 2022

Racism, Patriarchy, and Power: Siri Hustvedt on the Toxic Thinking Behind the Supreme Court’s Destruction of Abortion Rights

Racism, Patriarchy, and Power: Siri Hustvedt on the Toxic Thinking Behind the Supreme Court’s Destruction of Abortion Rights

“Legislating reproductive rights remains a hallmark of authoritarian and fascist governments.”

By Siri Hustvedt | June 27, 2022

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How to Write a Memoir About Family Tragedy (That People Want to Read)

By Abi Morgan | June 27, 2022

One More Pro-Abortion Argument: Why Girls Need to Take Sexual Risks If They Are To Grow Up to Become Women

By Keen On | June 27, 2022

Why Being Humble is Actually in Our Self-Interest

By Daryl R. Van Tongeren | June 27, 2022

Can Digital Technology Really Deliver More Human Empathy?

Can Digital Technology Really Deliver More Human Empathy?

Dr. Natalie Petouhoff in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 23, 2022

The Oddest of Organs: A Brief History of the Tongue

The Oddest of Organs: A Brief History of the Tongue

Kate Crowcroft: “The tongue is employed as a metaphor for the extension and consumption of aeons.”

By Kate Crowcroft | June 22, 2022

What It Was Like on a Cruise Ship the Night Before COVID Shut the World Down

What It Was Like on a Cruise Ship the Night Before COVID Shut the World Down

On the Zaandam, Where the Band Continued to Play

By Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin | June 22, 2022

Why the Crisis of Teenage Anxiety Might Begin and End With Sleep Deprivation

Why the Crisis of Teenage Anxiety Might Begin and End With Sleep Deprivation

Lisa Lewis in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 21, 2022

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

Why John Whittier Treat Wrote a Character Who Shares His Struggle

By John Whittier Treat | June 21, 2022

Why Failure is Necessary for Creative Growth

Why Failure is Necessary for Creative Growth

Brandon Stosuy on Making Space for Mistakes and Setbacks

By Brandon Stosuy | June 21, 2022

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Fat

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Fat

David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé on the Evolving Science Around What We Eat

By David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé | June 21, 2022

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