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Business

Makeup and Money: The Persuasive Pull of Beauty Influencers

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 - by Daphné B

In the world of big cosmetics companies, authenticity has become a currency

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Health / Science

Understanding Minds and Bodies

December 31, 2021January 1, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The pandemic made many of us look more closely at our physical and mental health

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Business

Navigating a Changing Economy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Conversations about work, inflation, and real estate dominated the year

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Environment / Science

Reckoning with the Natural World

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

The climate crisis kept the environment firmly planted in the headlines

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Current Affairs / Feature

Deciphering the Big Stories

December 28, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Some of the most complex developments of 2021 necessitated deep dives and investigative reporting

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Ask an Expert / December 2021 / Science

Ask a DNA Expert: What Would It Take to Bring Back the Dinosaurs?

December 10, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Hendrik Poinar

Scientists have cloned an endangered species. Some wonder if there could be a real-life Jurassic Park

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Business

COVID-19 Upended the Labour Market. Why Haven’t Workers’ Lives Improved?

December 3, 2021April 30, 2022 - by Lucy Uprichard

The pandemic offered us a chance to restructure society, and we’re squandering it

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Ask an Expert / Business / January/February 2022

Ask a Supply Chain Expert: Are Product Shortages Our New Normal?

November 24, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Harish Krishnan

’Tis the season to unpack the pandemic’s impact on production and distribution

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December 2021 / Science

The Pigeon Puzzle: How Do They Figure Out Their Impossibly Long Routes Home?

November 19, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Trevor Popoff

You might consider them flying rats, but their odysseys stump scientists

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World

Navigating My Palestinian Heritage with the Help of Social Media

November 15, 2021 - by Lima Al-Azzeh

To be Palestinian is to lament a life that never was and perhaps never will be

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