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Knowable Magazine

The Neurons That Make Us Feel Hangry

Neuroscientists think a cluster of cells in the brain that stimulate appetite could be a target for eating disorder therapies.

Aeon

Falling for Sleep

Can we rekindle the joy of slumber?

Homes & Gardens

Best Trees to Grow in Pots – 16 Species to Suit Any Outdoor Space

Growing trees in containers gives us so much more freedom to plant creatively on our patios and terraces.

SELF

7 Ways to Heal Your Relationship With Exercise and Movement

Moving your body shouldn’t be a punishment.

Bloomberg

Meet the Falconer Who Earns $20,000 a Month

You do what? A Long Island native traded book publishing for birds and never looked back.

Fatherly

One Underrated Nature Show Drove Kids Wild

Let’s go back to the original Wild Kratts — Zoboomafoo.

Bon Appétit

Simple Pasta Carbonara

Humble ingredients—eggs, pasta, cheese, and pork—combine to create glossy, glorious spaghetti carbonara.

Scientific American

Borderline Personality Disorder May Be Rooted in Trauma

A focus on the traumatic origins of an often stigmatized psychiatric diagnosis is inspiring treatments.

Afar

On a Horseback Trip Through Wyoming, a Mother-Daughter Duo Return to Their Roots

Hoping to get back in the saddle and make some memories with her teenager, Peggy Orenstein headed straight for the Wyoming wilderness.

Stylist

Never Hungry in the Morning? Here’s What Your Lack of Appetite Is Telling You

Many people struggle with a lack of appetite first thing in the morning. If that’s the case for you, your body could be trying to tell you something.

BBC News

The Rise and Fall of the Bombshell Bandit

For two months an unusual bank robber shocked, mystified and captivated the US. She was a woman, she was short, young and well-dressed, and she held up a string of banks in quick succession.

Smithsonian Magazine

The Dirty Secret About How Our Hands Spread Disease

The human hand is an incredible tool—and a deadly threat.

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The Art of Navigating Thorny Office Politics

From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.

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NPR

She’s Trying to Open a Birth Center Near a Maternity Desert. It’s Not Easy.

When Katie Chubb was pregnant she wanted to have her baby at a birth center, but there was no local option. Now she's trying to open one herself. She has community support, but not from the hospitals.

The Baffler

No Justice, No Shade

Increasing shade cover is essential to surviving the next, hotter chapter of urban living. Why are cities so often opposed?

POLITICO Europe

Inside the Wild World of Britain’s Private Spies

Lucrative, freewheeling — and largely unregulated — private intelligence and security firms are booming in the land of James Bond and John le Carré.

The New Yorker

“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant

Trump’s “populist” policy is backed by the National Restaurant Association—probably because it won’t stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage.

NBC News

Crypto Kidnapping: How Armed Gangs Are Hunting the Internet’s High Rollers

Kidnapping and extortion are growing concerns in the crypto world, with cases rising alongside the price of bitcoin.

Axios

Why GLP-1s Could Become the “Everything Drug”

The biggest buzz around GLP-1 drugs these days has nothing to do with weight loss. And that might lead to some problems for patients and insurers.

The Guardian

The Rise and Fall of the British Cult That Hid in Plain Sight

Philippa Barnes was a child when her family joined the Jesus Fellowship. As an adult, she helped expose the shocking scale of abuse it had perpetrated.

The New York Times

I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.

My conversations with A.I. showcased its seductive cocktail of affirmation, perceptiveness, solicitousness and duplicity — and brought home how complicated this new era will be.

5 Science Facts That Come From Simply Watching the Moon

Even just by examining the Moon with the unaided eye, we can learn an incredible amount about the Moon, Earth, and more.

Parents

Here’s How Moms Are Making School Exciting Again After Summer School

Summer break is cut short for students who are required to do summer school. Here’s how their parents are ramping up for the new school year a bit differently.

Fast Company

3 Tips for Getting More Satisfaction Out of Your Routine

Sometimes it feels like life is a meaningless routine. A time management coach offers tips on getting more joy out of your day.

Martha Stewart

7 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Bermuda Grass for Good

Tired of Bermuda grass taking over your yard? Discover these natural and effective methods to eliminate it for good—no harsh chemicals or pesticides needed.

Time

I Used to Hate the Beach. Here’s What Changed My Mind

David Litt shares his confessions of a beach convert who once loathed, and now loves, the beach.

Popular Mechanics

Archaeologists May Have Discovered the World’s Oldest Burial Ground

The 100,000-year-old site contains the remains of both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals.

TASTE

Gas Station Food Is Southern Black Resilience

Important restaurants with ambition, heart, and seven-cheese mac and cheese, are hiding in plain sight.

Inc. Magazine

Of All the Productivity Hacks People Try, This Is the 1 That Sticks (According to Science)

Everyone wants to be more productive. This simple trick can help.

Axios

Prison Debt Is Crushing Black Women, Advocates Say

Advocates say prison fees push debt onto families — especially Black women — who are left paying for services their loved ones can’t afford.

Discover

Ancient Migration Routes That Were Swallowed by the Sea Once Led Ancient Humans Outside of Africa

Learn about the migration routes that ancient humans took when traveling out of Africa and how rising sea levels may have sunk an Egyptian city.

Time

We Are Drinking So Much Matcha That Supplies Are Running Out

Matcha tea, a powdered Japanese green tea, has become a cultural phenomenon in the West, so much so that its popularity has resulted in a global supply problem.