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Life

Locate the Easter eggs of life

During this part of my life, it’s not uncommon for me to die. There are quite a few days where I die. I don’t mean that I officially die, and now here I am — boo — writing to you from the beyond. What I mean is that the spirit to live…

Celebrating the Good Things in Life

Air Ambulance, Canal Trust, Farmers’ Markets One of the challenging aspects of going into politics is the tendency to become obsessed with problems. Almost by definition, the issues that reach the political…

“Life is short, so aim high”

When Rafael Jaramillo talks about his favorite accomplishments, it quickly becomes clear that he has the right temperament for a researcher — he is energized by a challenge and the prospect of hard work. “I am…

Why sport is fundamental to the fabric of life

A couple of weeks ago we published an article that seemed to strike a chord with The Conversation’s readers. “Dreading footy season? You’re not alone – 20% of Australians are self-described sport haters” used survey data to examine…

Improving life in France’s poor neighbourhoods

by Nicola Brandt, France Desk, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department While overall poverty is relatively low in France, it can be highly concentrated at the neighbourhood level. In some cases the income of up to 40% of…

Life on Mars, together

Earlier this year, Madelyn Hoying, a PhD student in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, and Wing Lam (Nicole) Chan, an MIT senior in aeronautics and astronautics, were part of Crew 290 at…

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