Compensating compassion | Too few people donate their organs, dead or alive. How can we make it easier to donate, but avoid the abuses that some fear from cash payments?
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Cousins are disappearing worldwide, according to new study
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How Iceland takes better care of its foreign criminal offenders than the rest of Europe
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Why we can’t build family-sized apartments in North America
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The man in room 117 – Andrey Shevelyov would rather live on the street than take antipsychotic medication. Should it be his decision to make?
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When Rakel took over the last farm in her Norwegian village, she was not only taking responsibility for a flock of sheep, but also a way of life at a crossroads
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Beyond Utopia | The gripping story of families who risk everything escaping North Korea | PBS
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Families find ways around Taliban restrictions on girls’ education
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My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft (2019)
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Citing safety, dozens of Jewish families are leaving Oakland public schools
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I'm gonna be a dad!
I found out today that I'm gonna be a dad. I'm partially in shock but still overwhelmingly excited. Dads, chime in and give me useful advice!
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My parents’ dementia felt like the end of joy. But when they got sick, I turned to a new generation of roboticists—and their glowing, talking, blobby creations.
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I do not like this timeline, now I cannot even indulge in Smuckers blueberry syrup anymore!
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How do you deal with socialization during the Holidays?
The Holidays by the end of the year are a time for meeting a lot of family members that we may not have seen for a long time. For a lot of people, this a joyful moment of relaxation where they can...
The Holidays by the end of the year are a time for meeting a lot of family members that we may not have seen for a long time. For a lot of people, this a joyful moment of relaxation where they can enjoy the company of those they love. For others, this can also be a stressful period, when tensions, trauma, and insecurities related to family relationships emerge, often in unexpected ways. Different people experience those events in vastly different ways.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
What does Christmas (as well as other events with a component of "forced" social gathering) mean to you?
How did you manage it this year?
Is this usually a happy time for you? Why?
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