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The last blackout

2025-06-27 18:00:00

Two people walking through a park with trees casting shadows. A bench is visible.

Getting sober meant facing myself without the fog, and finding new ways to be gentle inside

- by Michael Thomas Kincella

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The hidden calculations that determine whether you will cry

2025-06-26 18:00:00

A group of people outdoors looking serious, with one woman wiping her eyes in the centre. Trees and buildings in background.

We think of tears as an overflow of emotion, but an evolutionary lens shows they’re a rational form of social signalling

- by Daniel Sznycer & Debra Lieberman

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An unlikely meeting that shaped history

2025-06-26 18:00:00

Black and white photo of soldiers and damaged tanks under trees in a wartime setting. One soldier crouches in the foreground.

The diplomatic intervention by a philosopher on a president shows the extraordinary consequences of unlikely meetings

- by Sam Dresser

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Weree

2025-06-25 18:01:00

Abstract drawing of a face with vibrant colours, featuring red cheeks and a patterned necklace on an orange background.

After fleeing war-torn Liberia, an outsider artist creates haunting portraits while seeking asylum in the Netherlands

- Directed by Tal Amiran

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How to strike up a friendly conversation

2025-06-25 18:00:00

Photo of a waiting room with focus on a black hat. A woman reads papers and another looks at her phone in the background.

It can be awkward at first, but there are specific methods you can use to spark an enjoyable chat with just about anyone

- by Michael Yeomans

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Caregivers have more youthful brains

2025-06-24 18:00:00

A man with a beard sitting on a sofa with two young children, one resting on his head, in a room with bookshelves.

As the father of twins, I could hardly feel more frazzled. But my brain age might paint a different, more youthful, picture

- by Christian Jarrett

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