“Why do some people find certain sounds intolerable? And why has it taken so long for scientists to get even a preliminary answer?”
Krista Stevens
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The Dam, the Myth, the Legend: 50 Years of the Beaver
“An exploration of the buck-toothed, flat-tailed, landscape-shifting icon celebrating 50 years as Canada’s national symbol.”
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My Friend Chooses How and When to Die
“Does death lose its sting if it is the triumph of the will, and not an act of submission?”
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All Ecology Is Queer
“Nature’s networks, fluidity, and diversity are the keys to our future.”
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The Heroines Who Take On The Harm
“I came to West Virginia looking for harm. I found resilience, the kind that keeps people alive, the kind that seems nearly miraculous, and the kind that is often overlooked.”
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Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English: On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another
“Sahar Delijani navigates the complexity of conjuring her old life in a new language.”
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The Diabolical World of Phone Scams
“How the RCMP busted the biggest fraud ever to target Canadians—and why they can’t keep up anymore.”
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What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like
“Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis.”
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The Languages Lost To Climate Change
“Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.”
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Her Job is to Remove Homeless People from SF’s Parks. Her Methods are Extraordinary
“To watch park ranger Amanda Barrows is to be faced with a disturbing question: If this is what it takes to help one unhoused person, how can we manage thousands?”