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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
What is it like to have never felt an emotion?
BBC Future - David Robson
Some people seem to lack the capacity to feel joy, sorrow or love. David Robson discovers the challenges and surprising advantages of “alexithymia”. Caleb is telling me about the birth of his son, now
Potential sources of helium revealed, as reserves of the precious gas dwindle
The Guardian - Helen Thomson
Helium, used in nuclear, medical and, yes, party industries, has become scarce, but new research has revealed a possible way to pinpoint fresh sources A few years ago, we were warned that the world’s reserves
I froze embryos to have reproductive choice, but I nearly lost my reproductive autonomy
The Guardian - Adrienne Mundorf
Like Sofia Vergara, my ex and I signed paperwork to give us equal rights over our frozen embryos. After we broke up, he wanted to dictate when I could parent Eight years ago, I unthinkingly gave a man
Americans Need Jobs, Not Populism
The Atlantic - Jack Markell
Instead of raging against a "rigged" system, Democrats should work together with business to build an economy that distributes its benefits more broadly. In 2008, I was elected governor of Delaware. In
Magnetically Levitating Elevators Could Reshape Skylines
Popular Science - By Loren Grush
They go up, down, and all around With the debut of passenger elevators some 150 years ago, cities were forever changed. Freed from the tyranny of stairwells, architects built as high as they liked. That
Ghoulish stabbing raises question: Who is Slenderman?
CNN - By Doug Gross, CNN
He's the Internet's own monster, a ghoul who lurks in its darkest corners and, like the Web itself, has mutated time and again to suit the dreams and desires of his devotees. He is Slenderman, a menacing,