
Sigal Samuel
Senior Reporter
Latest articles by Sigal Samuel


Science shows that self-compassion isn’t about letting yourself off the hook — in fact, it’s the opposite.


Antibiotic resistance was already a crisis. Covid-19 made it an emergency.


A new law will require the school day to start later in California — and other states may soon follow.


Is it really useful to “teach a person to fish” or should you just give them the damn fish already?


Since 1980, the number of refugees admitted into the US has generally declined, even though the need for resettlement has skyrocketed.


Liberia found a stunningly effective way to reduce violent crimes. Now the US is trying a similar experiment.

We’re radically underestimating the true cost of our carbon footprint.
Sophie Howe, the future generations commissioner of Wales, is part of a growing movement to safeguard humanity’s long-term interests.


Cash programs for low-income parents are popping up in city after city. But they’re no replacement for federal policy.

There are competing notions of fairness — and sometimes they’re totally incompatible with each other.
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