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Turn off your sleep tracker

2026-04-21 18:00:00

A smartwatch displaying sleep stages: Awake 1hr 15min, REM 16min, Light 5hr 13min. It is worn on a wrist.

Sleep trackers have become part of the sleepmaxxing craze, but as a researcher I’ve seen they can do more harm than good

- by Alice Gregory

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Rusty’s ascent

2026-04-20 18:01:00

Photo of a man in a helmet and jacket eating a snack next to a flag on a mountain summit under a clear sky.

‘The aim is to do it in good style’: an ageing mountaineer reflects on the risks and rewards of a life of adventure

- Directed by Jordan Halland

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We’ll soon find out what is truly special about human writing

2026-04-20 18:00:00

Painting of a woman in 17th-century attire writing with a quill at a table with a red cloth, a small dog nearby.

AI can take over many writing tasks. But there is something irreplaceable about a text with an author standing behind it

- by James O’Sullivan

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What the therapy buzzword ‘cycle-breaking’ really involves

2026-04-17 18:00:00

A person with long blonde hair covering they’re face in shadowy light.

As a therapist, I’ve seen many patients finally break the cycle of abuse. It took more than not being abusive themselves

- by Juli Fraga

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When there are no words

2026-04-16 18:01:00

A woman with long dark hair hugs an elderly man sitting at a dining table from behind as they both smile

When her grandfather loses his voice, Gabriella decides to capture their bond – and learns to understand him in new ways

- Directed by Gabriella Canal

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Mostarska Škola

2026-04-16 18:00:00

Photo of two soldiers, one helping a child hold a rifle while another soldier sits in the background on a bench.

We fled war-torn Bosnia when I was three. Twenty-four years on, could I make my home there again?

- by Anja Jerkovic

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