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How to Stay Empathic Without Suffering So Much
Four steps to a healthier, more helpful, and more sustainable form of empathy.
Four steps to a healthier, more helpful, and more sustainable form of empathy.
Talent can only take you so far. The reason some people are high performers is because they’ve formed good habits.
Former Nvidia programmer Luke Durant used an unusual computer setup to discover a mind-bogglingly big Mersenne prime.
Here, our best guidance on how to look better, feel better, date better, and optimize your life.
Oil droplets guided by “pilot waves” have failed to reproduce the results of the quantum double-slit experiment, crushing a century-old dream that there exists a single, concrete reality.
New findings about the 12,500-year-old Shigir Idol have major implications for the study of prehistory.
From an English hamlet seemingly plucked from a fairy tale to a color-packed town in Colombia, these under-the-radar spots allow you to enjoy the quaint atmosphere without the crowds.
Come for the fluff, stay for the brown butter–cinnamon sugar filling.
Once you become accustomed to the format, you’ll start to understand how a loaf of bread comes together.
Welcome to the molly house.
Experts want you to take scary headlines with a grain of salt.
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Authors like Charles Dickens documented the gutting grief of losing a child.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
Some are using Final Fantasy and GTA Online as dating sites and long-time lovers are finding comfort and connection through Resident Evil. Could video games be the ultimate relationship tool?
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.
Protein has taken over the packaged-snack aisles at the grocery store. But do you need extra protein in your chips and muffins?
Expert-approved strategies for extending the life of this potassium-packed—but short-lived—fruit.
Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar were determined to walk down the aisle on their wedding day.
Nationally, extreme heat causes more deaths each year than any other weather event, including floods, hurricanes and tornadoes.
From indies like ’Blue Prince’ to big console exclusives like ’Donkey Kong Bananza’, NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.
Nwankpa Designs helped TV writer Cameron Johnson bring his sleek and specific vision to life
The new policy will cut international layover times in half by eliminating re-screening during connecting flights on select routes.
Marvel legend Jack Kirby gets his due too
You don’t need full sun to grow beautiful plants. These varieties can thrive even when grown in containers on a shady porch.
The science behind the brutal heat dome, explained.
What happens to love, intimacy, and emotional growth when our most vulnerable moments are processed with machines?
Californian startup Marathon Fusion says it could produce several tonnes of the element per year.
“I love powerful women who aren’t afraid to dress in a hot way and still be taken seriously.”
A new modular speaker from Teufel tries to fix one of the worst things about modern gadgets.
Apple has expanded its age-rating system to include 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings, in addition to the existing ratings for younger users.
Now that the fastest marathoner in history, Ruth Chepngetich, has been caught, is it time to give up and let athletes dope?
In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living.
The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed “razor blade throat,” comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without a Covid shot.
The FDA may remove the warning labels on hormone replacement therapies used to treat the symptoms of menopause. Doctors say the warning is scaring people who could benefit from these treatments.
Facility fees, often associated with inpatient hospital stays, are becoming more common for outpatient doctors’ appointments.
Retirees are facing the prospect of substantial Social Security cuts in just seven years, sooner than projected, due to the “big, beautiful bill,” per an analysis out Thursday from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
You could do nothing—or you could sign up for a new repayment plan. Here are your options.
While advice abounds on the importance of fully unplugging during your hard-earned time off — and for good reason! — what should you do if you’re in a situation where you can’t be fully offline?
If you’re a federal student loan borrower or about to become one, your head may be spinning.
Of all the things you might use Venmo for — buying drinks, splitting a check with friends, repaying a loan — there’s a good chance you’ve never had “sending the government a gift to help pay the public debt” on your list.
As higher education costs have grown to heights many U.S. residents find unattainable or illogical, some adults are looking to their employers for help.
One explanation for the rise in obesity in industrialized countries is that people burn fewer calories than people in countries where obesity is rare. A major study finds that’s not the case.
A closer look at both sides of the “OPI nail drama.”
Their fees are getting higher—and their benefits are sometimes wildly complicated to redeem.