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An Uncomfortable Emotion That’s Worth Feeling

March 7, 2026

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The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color

April 23, 2025

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The Paradox of Hard Work

Alex Hutchinson

March 25, 2025

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Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.

March 2025 Issue

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Best of How To: Make Small Talk

The Atlantic Podcast Team

December 30, 2024

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A Ridiculous, Perfect Way to Make Friends

November 20, 2024

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Introducing Autocracy in America

Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev

August 16, 2024

On a teal-colored backdrop, a single white star rises above a collection of 11 other stars falling below it, all over the words "Autocracy in America"

Scientists Are One Step Closer to Demystifying ‘Aphantasia’

Yasemin Saplakoglu

August 11, 2024

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These Millennials Can’t Get Out of Their Head

July 25, 2024

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