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May 9, 2025

ORIGINAL SINS: THE (MIS)EDUCATION OF BLACK AND NATIVE CHILDREN AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN RACISM

If all children could just get an education, the logic goes, they would have the same opportunities later in life. But this historical tour de force […]
May 9, 2025

HOW TO STOP TRYING: AN OVERACHIEVER’S GUIDE TO SELF-ACCEPTANCE, LETTING GO, AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE THINGS

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m trying to make it work,” and thought, “That sounds like a great idea”? Probably not. Because the thing about […]
May 5, 2025

UNFORGIVING PLACES: THE UNEXPECTED ORIGINS OF AMERICAN GUN VIOLENCE

In 2007, economist Jens Ludwig, Ph.D., moved to the South Side of Chicago to research two big questions: Why does gun violence happen, and is there […]
May 5, 2025

THE FAMILY DYNAMIC: A JOURNEY INTO THE MYSTERY OF SIBLING SUCCESS

An Olympic athlete. An award-winning novelist. A successful entrepreneur. All raised under one roof. What can we learn from those families whose children aim high and […]
May 1, 2025

HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH QUESTIONS: A NEW WAY TO THRIVE IN TIMES OF UNCERTANTY

What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people, understandably, seize answers dispensed by “experts,” influencers, […]
May 1, 2025

CHANGE THE WALLPAPER: TRANSFORMING CULTURAL PATTERNS TO BUILD MORE JUST COMMUNITIES

How can ordinary people fight for social justice? Can individual actions change structural inequality? In Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities, […]
May 1, 2025

GRAND ROUNDS: SHIFT: MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS — SO THEY DON’T MANAGE YOU

Whether it’s anxiety about going to the doctor, boiling rage when we’re stuck in traffic, or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with […]
May 1, 2025

THE AI CON: HOW TO FIGHT BIG TECH’S HYPE AND CREATE THE FUTURE WE WANT

Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going […]
April 17, 2025

ORDINARY MAGIC: THE SCIENCE OF HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE BIG CHANGE WITH SMALL ACTS

The emotional questions we face can define our lives. If you’re expecting an interaction to go wrong, that expectation can make it so. That’s spiraling down. […]
April 10, 2025

HELD TOGETHER: A SHARES MEMOIR OF MOTHERHOOD, MEDICINE, AND IMPERFECT LOVE

Seventeen years ago, when family medicine and public health physician Rebecca Thompson, MD endured a string of life-threatening pregnancy losses and rare medical conditions, her training […]
April 3, 2025

THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA

The working homeless. In a country where hard work and determination are supposed to lead to success, there is something scandalous about this phrase. But skyrocketing […]
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