Sanaz Meshkinpour
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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In a fractured world, dogs can provide unconditional love and companionship. Photographer Elias Weiss Friedman says that's why more Americans are centering their lives around their pups.
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Bella DePaulo has been single her whole adult life––by choice. She's found many more people like her, who love the freedom and autonomy. And she has a quiz to see if that might be you.
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Is sleeping in separate beds a sign of a failed relationship? What about separate houses? Therapist Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile says ditching how couples "should" act can make a partnership stronger.
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Friendship often takes a back seat to romance, but does it have to? Journalist Rhaina Cohen shares stories of people who have made friendship their top priority—and how you can too.
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When relics and landmarks are damaged in war or natural disasters, they're lost forever. Or are they? Google's Chance Coughenour explains how the latest tech can preserve and share that history.
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Amy Kurzweil never met her grandfather Fred. But with the help of AI and an extensive archive of Fred's writings, she was able to "speak" with him in the form of a chatbot... decades after his death.
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Refugees or disaster victims often flee their homes, leaving behind all traces of their family history. Technologist Pau Aleikum Garcia uses AI to create dreamlike visuals of their memories.
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Activist Yifat Susskind's organization, MADRE, is rooted in the idea that in uncertain times, we should 'think like a mother.' To her, this means being determined to ease the suffering of others.
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When Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir's life fell apart, she realized she'd lost touch with her inner voice. She decided to create a new path for herself inspired by innsæi, the Icelandic word for "intuition."
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Cynicism is tempting in uncertain times. But Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki says cynicism makes us more lonely, less trusting and less healthy. He suggests opting for "hopeful skepticism" instead.