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How the mass shooting fits into a sickening pattern of gun violence and racial terror.

Do parallel universes actually exist? And why have stories about alternate realities conquered this one?

Essential reading for expensive times.

What you should read this week to make sense of what’s happening in Ukraine, and what Russia’s invasion means for the world.

Returning to the office means introducing new triggers to old feelings. But before you let those emotions take the wheel—or attempt to bottle them up—try science-backed techniques for keeping your cool (and sanity).

Author Yang Huang explores how parents around the globe approach risk-taking, motivation, toilet training, and more.

Disability rights activist and author Emily Ladau argues that ableist language holds us back from not only having more productive conversations about Covid, but developing more effective policies to confront the pandemic.

All tech can inadvertently contain the biases of their creators. And when it comes to cameras, dark-skinned photo subjects bear the brunt of this—often in surprising and disturbing ways. Mozilla Foundation’s Xavier Harding provides a primer on understanding and fighting filmic bias.

Our perception of time is changing constantly. Here’s why—and how to harness the power for good.

Tracking how underpaid and over-scrutinized cheerleaders have been subjected to public shaming and extreme diets—all in the name of “the perfect look.”