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The power of group thought

2026-11-13 19:01:00

Photo of birds flying in a clear blue sky, some perched on a building ledge on the left, at dusk.

Are groups smarter than the sum of their parts? What homing pigeons’ flight paths can teach us about ‘weighted democracy’

- Video by The Well and the John Templeton Foundation

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My friend, my witness

2026-11-13 19:00:00

A person with a pink umbrella walking on a snowy path flanked by bare trees next to a river.

I lost my best friend just as motherhood began shaking the very roots of my being

- by Ashwaq Masoodi

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Eye on the mark

2026-11-12 19:00:00

Painting of a man in a hat and trench coat with a woman with a snake twisting around her arm silhouetted on stairs in the background, blue-toned.

Bob Nygaard, a retired New York policeman, exposes fortune-tellers who profit from turning ordinary human longing into vulnerability. What makes him so good at it?

- by Shayla Love

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Shunning people who ‘look homeless’ is an aesthetic injustice

2026-11-12 19:00:00

A bearded man lying on the street in a sleeping bag surrounded by rubbish bags.

Society owes unhoused people access to haircuts, showers and clean clothes, not as charity, but as a matter of justice

- by Giacomo Floris

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Why ‘patient influencers’ should come with a health warning

2026-11-11 19:00:00

A woman in a green T-shirt with “Precious” on it, sitting in front of a sofa, speaking into a smartphone on a tripod.

People who share their health experiences usually mean well. But their posts could be shaping your symptoms and identity

- by Zoe Cunniffe

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Passersby

2026-11-10 19:01:00

Photo of people relaxing on a sandy beach with towels and umbrellas, surrounded by lush green hills under a clear blue sky.

This expansive portrait of Los Angeles shows that the heart of a city is its people – with all their quirks and charms

- Directed by Sue Ding and Sarah Garrahan

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