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An anti-despair reading list
An anti-despair reading list
What's wrong with "we probably live in a simulation"
What's wrong with "we probably live in a simulation"
How to deal with the oncoming apocalypse when you're a new parent
How to deal with the oncoming apocalypse when you're a new parent
Notes from Fatherhood: Year One
Notes from Fatherhood: Year One

People are weird about babies, man.

What dick pics can teach us about human morality and climate change denial
What dick pics can teach us about human morality and climate change denial
Being a better humanist in the 21st century
Being a better humanist in the 21st century
Your helplessness is a delusion
Your helplessness is a delusion
Insider tricks for fighting the social media attention-capture machine
Insider tricks for fighting the social media attention-capture machine
The internet is destroying your life. Here’s how to fight back.
The internet is destroying your life. Here’s how to fight back.
The first few weeks of parenting are kind of a nightmare
The first few weeks of parenting are kind of a nightmare
Parenting
How to deal with the oncoming apocalypse when you're a new parent
How to deal with the oncoming apocalypse when you're a new parent
Notes from Fatherhood: Year One
Notes from Fatherhood: Year One

People are weird about babies, man.

The first few weeks of parenting are kind of a nightmare
The first few weeks of parenting are kind of a nightmare
An open letter to my daughter at one day old
An open letter to my daughter at one day old
A very political diagram about miracle babies that went off the rails
Life
Being a better humanist in the 21st century
Being a better humanist in the 21st century
Insider tricks for fighting the social media attention-capture machine
Insider tricks for fighting the social media attention-capture machine
The internet is destroying your life. Here’s how to fight back.
The internet is destroying your life. Here’s how to fight back.
I'm not ashamed of my "pointless" degree or my student loan debt
I'm not ashamed of my "pointless" degree or my student loan debt
How my search for Irish ancestors led to Jack the Ripper
How my search for Irish ancestors led to Jack the Ripper
Downloading this one app while you travel can help you save people from sex trafficking
Downloading this one app while you travel can help you save people from sex trafficking
How to be a better global citizen in 2017
How to be a better global citizen in 2017
Hiya, gang! I'm depressed!
Hiya, gang! I'm depressed!
Harambe's killing was a tragedy. Don't be a dick about the mom.
Harambe's killing was a tragedy. Don't be a dick about the mom.
Kenya just did something incredible to fight poaching
Kenya just did something incredible to fight poaching
Travel
When is it okay to wear the local garb?
When is it okay to wear the local garb?
“Shut that kid up!”: How should you treat traveling parents?
“Shut that kid up!”: How should you treat traveling parents?
How can I be a good traveler?
How can I be a good traveler?
Should you recline your seat on the airplane?
Should you recline your seat on the airplane?
Is voluntourism worthwhile?
Is voluntourism worthwhile?
Should I give to beggars while traveling?
Should I give to beggars while traveling?
How much of the local language should you learn when you travel?
How much of the local language should you learn when you travel?
When should I boycott a country?
When should I boycott a country?
How do I balance being a feminist with respecting other cultures?
How do I balance being a feminist with respecting other cultures?
A basic guide to low carbon emissions travel
A basic guide to low carbon emissions travel
Fellow Travelers
What can today's left learn from the Russian Revolution?
What can today's left learn from the Russian Revolution?
Travel changed these 4 people. Then they changed the world.
Travel changed these 4 people. Then they changed the world.
Meet the 80-year-old man who has spent his life underwater
Meet the 80-year-old man who has spent his life underwater
5 travelers who never came back
5 travelers who never came back
Meet the woman who swims with Great White Sharks
Meet the woman who swims with Great White Sharks

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