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The Walrus Talks Living Better (Ottawa)

November 19, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The science, culture, and politics changing how we live now

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December 2019 / Society

Solving Homelessness Starts With Access to a Safe Bed

November 12, 2019June 5, 2022 - by Sarah Schulman

Lack of sleep compounds the challenges of precarious housing

A doctor's stethoscope lying against a solid blue background.

Health

How Literature Can Lead to Better Health Care

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Paul Adams

Doctors face constant pressure to be resilient. Can the arts address the deeper problems that self-care can’t?

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What It’s Like to See the World through a Lazy Eye

July 28, 2019September 30, 2019 - by Joseph Tunney

From Harry Potter to the Lion King, pop culture equates people who look like me with ugliness and eccentricity

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Health

Why It’s So Hard to Find a Doctor in Toronto

July 5, 2019November 1, 2019 - by Wendy Glauser

We talk a lot about food deserts. It’s time to start talking about health care deserts too

Collage of photos including woman holding sheet over child's head and another of intermingling feet

Health / May 2019

The Loneliness of Infertility

April 8, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Alexandra Kimball

I never felt more isolated than when I talked to other women about trying to have a baby

Baby crying in arms of father as wife paints chair

December 2018 / Technology

The Secret to the Perfect Lullaby

December 25, 2018March 31, 2020 - by David Sax

One of the world’s biggest toy makers races to engineer music that will put all babies to sleep

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Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

December 5, 2018August 4, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

For this special web series, The Walrus spoke with teens, parents, and educators nationwide, on what we get wrong—and right—about gender, intimacy, desire, and consent

Illustration of a doctor hurrying across a series of checked and unchecked boxes.

Health

How Much of a Doctor’s Diagnosis Is Gut Feeling?

September 27, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Amitha Kalaichandran

Why physicians should revisit their traditional response to decision making

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Society

Why Natural Childbirth Is a Myth

August 17, 2018July 3, 2020 - by Merve Emre

The idea that some reproductive methods are better than others is harming women

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Solving Homelessness Starts With Access to a Safe Bed

How Literature Can Lead to Better Health Care

What It’s Like to See the World through a Lazy Eye

Why It’s So Hard to Find a Doctor in Toronto

The Loneliness of Infertility

The Secret to the Perfect Lullaby

Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

How Much of a Doctor’s Diagnosis Is Gut Feeling?

Why Natural Childbirth Is a Myth

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