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Science

Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask

April 9, 2020February 24, 2021 - by Michael Rancic

A controversial 1970s book claimed that plants can hear. It turns out its authors might not have been entirely wrong

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May 2020 / Technology

The Digital Afterlife

April 8, 2020April 11, 2020 - by Brian J. Barth

The ongoing legal battle to decide who owns our data after we die

Health

Record of a Pandemic

April 7, 2020February 12, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

COVID-19 has transformed our world. The Walrus explores these changes and asks what comes next

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Society

Family on the Front Lines of a Pandemic

April 7, 2020June 27, 2020 - by Judy Ziyi Gu

Until my uncle was sent to care for patients in Wuhan, the outbreak didn’t feel real to me. If only we had all paid attention sooner

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April 2020 / Arts & Culture

How One Artist Captures the Night Sky in Beads

April 3, 2020April 4, 2023 - by Pamela Young

The otherworldly beadwork of Margaret Nazon

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Society

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

April 1, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

The challenge of social distancing when staying home involves two different places

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April 2020 / Politics

The New Separatists

March 31, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The roots of western alienation date back generations. Here’s why the latest secession movement looks different

Sports

Sports under Quarantine

March 30, 2020November 23, 2021 - by Benjamin Hertwig

With the closure of arenas, a sports fan laments the loss of community

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April 2020

What I’ve Learned from What My Mother Has Forgotten

March 19, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Damian Rogers

My mother’s dementia made me think about my own future in a new way

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April 2020 / Health

When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?

March 18, 2020July 24, 2020 - by Sharon J. Riley

How our medical systems strip elders of their autonomy

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Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask

The Digital Afterlife

Record of a Pandemic

Family on the Front Lines of a Pandemic

How One Artist Captures the Night Sky in Beads

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

The New Separatists

Sports under Quarantine

What I’ve Learned from What My Mother Has Forgotten

When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?

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