Search Results for: Time

Chiamaka Okoli Was a Rarity in Physics. She Challenged Norms Until Her Untimely Death.

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“On the day Chiamaka died, many mourned the loss of a bright physicist, some mourned the loss of a friend or family member, while others mourned for her husband and young son. Felix mourned for all of these reasons, but especially for Chiamaka and all the life she did not get to live.”

Source: Broadview
Published: Sep 20, 2021
Length: 15 minutes (3,753 words)

Can We Move Our Forests in Time to Save Them?

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Source: Mother Jones
Published: Oct 4, 2021
Length: 20 minutes (5,077 words)

It’s Time for Men to Start Talking About Male Infertility. I’ll Go First.

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“We can form a whole new language that moves us away from the reductive and sexist tropes tied to infertility, that a woman’s biological clock is the single biggest fertility issue. For one in three heterosexual couples with fertility problems, there are issues with the man and the women, and in a further 8 percent of cases, male fertility issues are the only cause, according to the CDC.”

Source: Inverse
Published: Sep 16, 2021
Length: 9 minutes (2,344 words)

My Time with Kurt Cobain

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Source: The New Yorker
Published: Sep 22, 2021
Length: 28 minutes (7,102 words)

How Time’s Up Failed Sexual Assault Survivors and Cozied Up to Power

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“Survivors and advocates told VICE News they’ve failed to see Time’s Up, a cornerstone of the #MeToo movement, live up to its lofty promises.”

Source: Vice Magazine
Published: Sep 1, 2021
Length: 17 minutes (4,300 words)

The Invisible Addiction: Is It Time to Give Up Caffeine?

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“It’s so pervasive that it’s easy to overlook the fact that to be caffeinated is not baseline consciousness but, in fact, an altered state. It just happens to be a state that virtually all of us share, rendering it invisible.”

Source: The Guardian
Published: Jul 6, 2021
Length: 15 minutes (3,952 words)

My Mission to Find the Best Truck of All Time

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“First-gen Tundras are the difficult fish. And while a pickup truck might not be your thing, something else probably is: that perfect pair of running shoes, a custom surfboard, a backpack that fits like an Italian suit. The expert’s pick, the quiver killer.”

Author: Nick Heil
Published: Jun 14, 2021
Length: 12 minutes (3,231 words)

We’re Gonna Carry That Weight a Long Time

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Published: May 12, 2021
Length: 12 minutes (3,090 words)

That Time Hitler’s Girlfriend Visited Iceland and the British Invaded

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“The location of this small island nation, along with its people and economy, played an unexpected and crucial role in the outcome of the Second World War.”

Source: Hakai Magazine
Published: May 11, 2021
Length: 18 minutes (4,500 words)

It’s Time to Stop Policing Trans Rage

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Source: Teen Vogue
Published: Mar 31, 2021
Length: 5 minutes (1,378 words)