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Greater Good Magazine

Why It Doesn’t Pay to be a People-Pleaser

Christine Carter always tried to meet other people’s expectations—until she realized how out of sync with her own wants and needs she’d become.

Knowable Magazine

What Would Signal Life on Another Planet?

Astronomers have long debated what kind of chemistry might serve as a bona fide alien biosignature. With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, those ideas may be put to the test.

Aeon

Haunted by History

War, famine and persecution inflict profound changes on bodies and brains. Could these changes persist over generations?

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Return Fraud Is Running Rampant

Whether it’s sending back broken items or claiming a package never arrived, Americans are committing return fraud at Amazon and other retailers.

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