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'I've found my people': Why being a fan can be transformative
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Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?
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Why we need to be honest with children about the brutality of nature
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How comedy could help save the planet
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We are trapped in a junk food cycle that is making us sick
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It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population
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Why fears around children playing video games are counterproductive
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Changes to surrogacy laws must consider future reproductive technology
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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US
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Governments should use speculative fiction tools to predict the future
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We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet
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How understanding a form of broken heart syndrome could save lives
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