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How a Health Clinic Made a Local Grocery Store Part of Its Prescription

A partnership between a Boston health clinic and a local grocery shows what economic development can do when it makes community health a priority.

Bob Van Meter | Apr 19, 2016

Health care

The Science Behind Why Good Things Really Do Happen to People Who Wait

Religions and philosophers have long praised the virtue of patience; now researchers are starting to do so as well.

Kira M. Newman | Apr 17, 2016

The Future of Libraries Is Bigger Than Books

Modern libraries are essential in underserved communities as places where everyone is welcome to gather, work, borrow materials, or just spend time.

Cat Johnson | Apr 16, 2016

You Know What’s Really Gross? Not Periods, But Taxes on Periods

Class action lawsuits point out the irrationality of sales-tax exemptions for items such as Rogaine, foot powder, and Viagra—but not menstrual products.

Lynsi Burton | Apr 13, 2016

Live Each Day Like It’s Your … First?

Five reasons “live each day like it’s your last” is the worst advice ever.

Roman Krznaric | Mar 31, 2016

How an 1870 Suffragist’s Diary Helped a Modern Mormon Feminist Find Her Voice

Inspired by a 100-year-old diary, this founder of the Mormon feminist movement encourages everyone to keep journals and record their own history.

Alexa Mills | Mar 30, 2016

Local economies | Renewable energy

I Was a Fourth-Generation Coal Miner. Here’s Why I Quit

“I quit the mines, not entirely sure what I was going to do. I just knew that I could do something different.”

Nick Mullins | Mar 28, 2016

Health care

How America’s “Worst Walking City” Got Back on its Feet

When Oklahoma City was named the least walkable city in America, residents approved an $18 million sidewalk improvement project to help their community get moving.

Jay Walljasper | Mar 25, 2016

Poor Families and Blue-Collar Heroes: “The Confirmation” is Keeping Hollywood Real

“Nebraska” writer Bob Nelson on his new film and how economically depressed father and son characters are pulled from his own life story.

Leigh Finke | Mar 18, 2016

Health care

We Know Nature Makes Us Happier. Now Science Says It Makes Us Kinder Too

New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.

Jill Suttie | Mar 12, 2016

Why Sex Ed Should Include Lessons on Young Love

The silence among adults about the existence of teen love may take a particular toll on adolescent boys.

Amy Schalet | Mar 6, 2016

Health care

Eat to Boost Immunity: 6 Things You Need and Where to Find Them

Essential vitamins and minerals like Vitamin D and Zinc can keep you from getting sick. But which foods have them, and when should you worry about consuming too much?

Keith Barbalato | Mar 2, 2016

Health care

How Kissing Empowers Women

The rise of sexual-romantic kissing throughout history has defied cultural norms and put women in charge of romance.

Jeremy Adam Smith | Feb 14, 2016

Why Massive Snowstorms and Stranded Cars Make Us So Happy

Having fewer and slower cars on the streets where we live encourages neighborliness, makes us not only feel safer but actually be safer.

Colin Beavan | Feb 12, 2016

Health care

A Kentucky Domestic Violence Shelter Helps Women Grow Food—and Confidence

Many survivors of domestic violence have had their attempts at work and creativity sabotaged for years. On these 40 acres of rolling farmland, they're being restored.

Sarah van Gelder | Feb 10, 2016