On the lowest paid, but perhaps most rewarding job at The California Medical Facility — a medium-security prison in Vacaville, CA.
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Will Big Pharma Help Save Some of the Oldest Marine Life on Earth?
To save threatened shorebirds, one pharmaceutical biologist had to figure out how to save the crabs they depend on.
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A Family’s Pear Pie Tradition Binds Them Together
A woman makes sand-pear pie with her grandmother and remembers a family ritual.
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The Healing Crystal Community Needs to Confront Its Connection to Dubious Mining Operations
Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.
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Great News Everyone, We’ll Never Have Shared Food Experiences Ever Again
To every man and woman their own Dorito.
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The Painful Resilience of Hope
How do you bring yourself to plan for a baby after three miscarriages in a row?
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Margot Kidder: 1948-2018
Margot Kidder passed away at her home in Montana on Sunday, May 13th, 2018 at age 69.
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Why Psilocybin and LSD Don’t Deserve Their Bad Rap
A survey of recent reads says that psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and LSD are not only enjoying a renaissance — they might actually be helpful to humans.
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Blame It All on Tibbles: The Case for Keeping Fifi Indoors
At Smithsonian Magazine, Rachel E. Gross explores why keeping your pet cat inside is for the birds.
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Is Conservative Life Behind the ‘Orange Curtain’ at an End?
Democrats can flip Orange County, California, from red to blue, as long as they don’t mess it up.