The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready?

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-next-plague-is-coming-is-america-ready

How to Get Every Email Returned Or at least how to try.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/opinion/sunday/writing-advice.html

Beyond the Hype of Lab-Grown Diamonds

https://earther.gizmodo.com/beyond-the-hype-of-lab-grown-diamonds-1834890351

VANILLA FEVER: How did hunger for the humble vanilla pod lead to greed, crime and riches? Wendell Steavenson travels to Madagascar to meet the new spice barons

https://www.1843magazine.com/features/vanilla-fever

Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opinion/sunday/generic-drugs-safety.html

The Peculiar Blindness of Experts

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/how-to-predict-the-future/588040/

The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous

5 Common Mental Errors That Sway You From Making Good Decisions How to tell your emotional, irrational decisions from your logical, well-considered ones.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/5-common-mental-errors-that-sway-you-from-making-good-decisions

100 Percent Is Overrated People labeled “smart” at a young age don’t deal well with being wrong. Life grows stagnant.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/100-percent-is-overrated

Why Are Autoimmune Diseases on the Rise?

https://elemental.medium.com/autoimmunity-is-a-disorder-of-our-time-a7f1c45d6907?fbclid=IwAR2RnZa_pOdDsu1GjM9TxNZroG2uHCPmssEAHnV0c1ynJQtWYoXr2b_1AwU

The most effective ways to curb climate change might surprise you

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/04/specials/climate-change-solutions-quiz/index.html

The Truth About Dentistry It’s much less scientific—and more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you may think.

The https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/05/the-trouble-with-dentistry/586039/

Shockingly Good Smartphones You Can Get for $350 or Less

https://www.wsj.com/articles/shockingly-good-smartphones-you-can-get-for-350-or-less-11554642180

'Would you be willing?': words to turn a conversation around (and those to avoid)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/04/would-you-be-willing-words-turn-conversation-around

Masters of Love: Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/masters-of-love

Who besides the Chinese and Irish built the transcontinental railroad? Latter-day Saints — lots of them.

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/04/02/who-besides-chinese-irish/

Is there a border crisis? Depends on how you measure it.

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2019/0321/Is-there-a-border-crisis-Depends-on-how-you-measure-it

Nearly all Americans fail to eat enough of this actual superfood

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/20/18214505/fiber-diet-weight-loss

Guilty In 1998, I helped convict two men of murder. I’ve regretted it ever since.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/juror-revisits-murder-trial-20-years-later.html

I’m a Journalist. Apparently, I’m Also One of America’s “Top Doctors.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/top-doctors-award-journalist

The First Dog Ascent of a 7,000-Meter Himalayan Peak

https://www.outsideonline.com/2390456/first-dog-ascent-baruntse-nepal

Drug Companies and Doctors Battle Over the Future of Fecal Transplants

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/health/fecal-transplants-fda-microbiome.html

The Secrets of the World's Greatest Art Thief

https://www.gq.com/story/secrets-of-the-worlds-greatest-art-thief

Here’s Why So Many Americans Feel Cheated By Their Student Loans

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/student-debt-college-public-service-loan-forgiveness

The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/09/best-thing-you-can-do-for-your-health-sleep-well

He Knows the Stars’ Dirty Laundry. Because He Washes It.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/arts/music/tour-laundry-hans-juergen-topf.html

Woman’s Death Connected to Internet Self-Diagnosis

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/withoutacrystalball/2019/01/womans-death-connected-to-internet-self-diagnosis/

Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/science/dna-crime-gene-technology.html

Why Autocrats Love Emergencies

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/opinion/sunday/trump-national-emergency-wall.html

The 10 Habits of Logical People

https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/10-habits-logical-people

Wonderful Words: How to Describe Liars and the Lies They Tell

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/wonderful-words-vocabulary/

As a grocery chain is dismantled, investors recover their money. Worker pensions are short millions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-a-grocery-chain-is-dismantled-investors-recover-their-money-worker-pensions-are-short-millions/2018/12/28/ea22e398-0a0e-11e9-85b6-41c0fe0c5b8f_story.html

How Does Your State Make Electricity?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/24/climate/how-electricity-generation-changed-in-your-state.html

This company brings in $7 million a year testing dog poop DNA to catch non-scoopers

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/19/pooprints-brings-in-millions-testing-dog-poop-dna-to-snag-non-scoopers.html

Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's A Catch

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/22/679083038/researchers-show-parachutes-dont-work-but-there-s-a-catch

Illusion of control: Why the world is full of buttons that don't work

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/placebo-buttons-design/index.html

The Women Rescued from Boko Haram Who Are Returning to Their Captors

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-women-rescued-from-boko-haram-who-are-returning-to-their-captors

How to Save for College

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/business/how-to-save-for-college

People fall off cruise ships with alarming regularity. Can anything be done to stop it?

https://qz.com/1443797/why-do-people-keep-falling-off-cruise-ships-because-people-keep-stepping-onto-them/

What is behind the spread of a mysterious allergy to meat?

hthttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/11/mysterious-allergy-to-meat-alpha-gal-lone-star-tick

How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/dialect-quiz-map.html

I worked in George H.W. Bush’s press office. He was like a father to me.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/01/i-worked-george-hw-bushs-press-office-he-was-like-father-me/

Walmart’s latest hire: Robotic janitors that clean floors and collect data

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/04/walmarts-latest-hire-robotic-janitors-that-clean-floors-collect-data/

The Link Between August Birthdays and A.D.H.D.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/opinion/august-birthdays-adhd.html

5 things to know about incels

https://www.policeone.com/mass-casualty/articles/482200006-5-things-to-know-about-incels/

Dutch Christian boatmaker aims to sail his exact replica of Noah’s Ark to Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-christian-boatmaker-to-sail-his-life-size-replica-of-noahs-ark-to-israel/

The Research Proves The No. 1 Social Justice Imperative Is Marriage

http://thefederalist.com/2017/11/03/research-proves-no-1-social-justice-imperative-marriage/

FDA approves a powerful new opioid despite fears of more overdose deaths

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-approves-a-powerful-new-opioid/2018/11/02/88cd27e6-deaf-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html

The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/digital-divide-screens-schools.html

The tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/the-tragedy-of-saudi-arabias-war-in-yemen/

The Student Loan Debt Crisis Is About to Get Worse

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-17/the-student-loan-debt-crisis-is-about-to-get-worse

When Crime Is a Family Affair

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/10/crime-runs-family/573394/

The Key to Being Safer Online Is Actually a Key

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-key-to-being-safer-online-is-actually-a-key-1540126800?mod=e2fb

The Little College Where Tuition Is Free and Every Student Is Given a Job

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/how-berea-college-makes-tuition-free-with-its-endowment/572644/

The Scourge of ‘Diversity’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-scourge-of-diversity-1539385139

So many people have had their DNA sequenced that they've put other people's privacy in jeopardy

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-dna-genealogy-privacy-20181012-story.html

Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes

https://longreads.com/2018/09/19/mr-rogers-vs-the-superheroes/

To Restore Civil Society, Start With the Library

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sunday/civil-society-library.html

John McCain and the Dying Art of Political Compromise

https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-mccain-and-the-dying-art-of-political-compromise-1535581611

U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-is-denying-passports-to-americans-along-the-border-throwing-their-citizenship-into-question/2018/08/29/1d630e84-a0da-11e8-a3dd-2a1991f075d5_story.html

Here's why anxiety in boys can look like anger, and how some famous role models can help them get through it

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028899/be-a-man-many-boys-avoid-the-sources-of-their-anxiety-role-models-are-pushing-them-to-face-their-fears.html

The Humanities Are in Crisis

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/08/the-humanities-face-a-crisisof-confidence/567565/

The Organized Chaos of Botaoshi, Japan’s Wildest Game

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/sports/botaoshi-japan.html

Are We Loving Shelter Dogs to Death?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/shelter-dogs-no-kill-policies.html

Why are so many people Trump hires corrupt, incompetent and immoral?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/14/why-are-so-many-people-trump-hires-corrupt-incompetent-and-immoral/

An Underappreciated Key to College Success: Sleep

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/well/an-underappreciated-key-to-college-success-sleep.html

Are rich people more likely to lie, cheat, steal? Science explains the world of Manafort and Gates.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/08/13/are-rich-people-more-likely-to-lie-cheat-steal-science-explains-the-world-of-manafort-and-gates/

New data makes it clear: Nonvoters handed Trump the presidency

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/09/new-data-makes-it-clear-nonvoters-handed-trump-the-presidency/

Sending your kids to college increases the chances you’ll lose your house

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/06/sending-your-kids-college-increases-chances-youll-lose-your-house/

Too Many Jobs Feel Meaningless Because They Are

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-01/too-many-jobs-feel-meaningless-because-they-are

Here's How America Uses Its Land

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/

Vanishing in the Wild, These Salamanders Found Refuge in a Convent

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/science/achoques-salamanders-nuns-mexico.html

Mr. Rogers was my actual neighbor. He was everything he was on TV and more.

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/7/26/17616380/fred-rogers-documentary-2018-mister-rogers-neighborhood

Out of the blue: A look back at Air Force One's classic design

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/air-force-one-trump-design-history/index.html

You Are Here 10 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Everyday Decisions

https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/10-cognitive-biases-affect-your-everyday-decisions