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Features Archive

Archives for May 2015

I have narcolepsy, and I hate that people think I’m just lazy
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People see me sleeping, nearly sleeping, or just disengaged, and they form their own conclusions.

By Julie Kliegman
The Vox summer reading list: 28 great picks, from Friday Night Lights to Junot Diaz
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Books we really, really enjoy reading.

By Vox Staff
We already know how to save the world. Now we need a strategy to make it happen.
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The importance of good global governance in solving big problems.

By Steven Hoffman
Better journalism is key to better public health
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When covering health, reporters should be as careful as a doctor writing a prescription.

By Julia Belluz
How this psychologist treats soldiers who can’t let go of what they did at war
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An interview with Patricia Resick, who works with patients struggling to come to terms with their actions on the battlefield.

By Amanda Taub
War “exists in an outside moral universe”: an Iraq veteran explains moral injury
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“How am I someone who gives to nonprofits and goes to church and helps out people in need, but also that guy who shot somebody I was not even sure was a bad guy?”

By Amanda Taub
Moral injury: the quiet epidemic of soldiers haunted by what they did during wartime
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“That’s not how good people act. But I did it, because I had to.”

By Amanda Taub
Why making sure girls go to high school is the best possible investment in public health
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Growing up in Benin, West Africa, my mother made sure we got vaccinated. Why? She was educated.

By Angélique Kidjo
Why the world needs more scientists
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The director of the National Institutes of Health explains the importance of scientific research.

By Francis S. Collins
No more dieting, and 7 other things we do differently after reporting on health care
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What two Vox reporters have learned from a combined decade of writing about health.

By Julia Belluz and Sarah Kliff
Melinda Gates explains why good design is essential for improving global health
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“At the most basic level, human-centered design is about listening.”

By Melinda Gates
How Americans’ refusal to talk about death hurts the elderly
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Our health-care system robs older people of their autonomy.

By Sarah Kliff
Bill Nye explains why scientific illiteracy drives him crazy
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The Science Guy talks about his beloved children’s show, solar sails, and arguing with climate deniers.

By Joseph Stromberg
Elton John: Compassion saved my life — and it could save millions more
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The legendary musician explains why the world needs more love.

By Elton John
Why the Nigerian prince email scam won’t die, explained by an economist
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A Cornell professor on the economics of everyday life.

By Robert H. Frank