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Oct 6, 2014
Why Having an Epidural Should Count as Having a Natural Birth
by Mehera Bonner
Oct 6, 2014
The Politics of Quarantines, From Typhoid Mary to Thomas Eric Duncan
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by Mary Beth Keane
Oct 6, 2014
When Is 'Awareness' Awareness Month?
by Charlotte Alter
Oct 6, 2014
What Are the Top 5 Books You Must Read?
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by Eric Barker
Oct 4, 2014
I Don't Have Student Loans and I Don't Feel Bad for People Who Do
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by Jessica Slizewski
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Oct 4, 2014
Why Do You Read 1,000 Things About Change and Never Change?
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by Eric Barker
Oct 3, 2014
The High Cost of Heartbreak for Modern Singles
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by Marina Adshade
Oct 3, 2014
My Weight Made My Father Cry
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by Marci Robin
Oct 3, 2014
SpaceShipOne's Dubious Birthday
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by Jeffrey Kluger
Oct 3, 2014
Latinos Are Stuck In an Abusive Relationship With Democrats
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by Arturo Carmona
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Oct 3, 2014
Let's Give America's Royal Baby a Time Out
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by Nick Gillespie
Oct 3, 2014
Why People Post Annoying Status Updates on Facebook
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by Eric Barker
Oct 3, 2014
Watch a Snake Robot Turn Its Head and Tail Into Legs... And Walk
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by Ryan Sager
Oct 3, 2014
There's a Solution to Ebola—It's Called 'Money'
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by Peter C. Doherty
Oct 3, 2014
An Open Letter to the Person Smoking Their E-Cigarette Indoors
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by Claire Lower