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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

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    Self-compassion makes you a better person. Here’s how to practice it.Self-compassion makes you a better person. Here’s how to practice it.
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    Science shows that self-compassion isn’t about letting yourself off the hook — in fact, it’s the opposite.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    How the pandemic screwed up our antibioticsHow the pandemic screwed up our antibiotics
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    Antibiotic resistance was already a crisis. Covid-19 made it an emergency.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    We’re battling a sleep loss epidemic. California has a plan to fight it.We’re battling a sleep loss epidemic. California has a plan to fight it.
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    A new law will require the school day to start later in California — and other states may soon follow.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    What’s the best way to help extremely poor people? After 20 years, the evidence is in.What’s the best way to help extremely poor people? After 20 years, the evidence is in.
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    Is it really useful to “teach a person to fish” or should you just give them the damn fish already?

    By Sigal Samuel
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    How the US is failing refugees, in one chartHow the US is failing refugees, in one chart
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    Since 1980, the number of refugees admitted into the US has generally declined, even though the need for resettlement has skyrocketed.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.
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    Liberia found a stunningly effective way to reduce violent crimes. Now the US is trying a similar experiment.

    By Sigal Samuel
    The Supreme Court just okayed Biden’s “social cost of carbon.” It’s still way too low.
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    We’re radically underestimating the true cost of our carbon footprint.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    How to give future humans a voice in governmentHow to give future humans a voice in government
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    Sophie Howe, the future generations commissioner of Wales, is part of a growing movement to safeguard humanity’s long-term interests.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Where the guaranteed income movement is going nextWhere the guaranteed income movement is going next
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    Cash programs for low-income parents are popping up in city after city. But they’re no replacement for federal policy.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Why it’s so damn hard to make AI fair and unbiased
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    There are competing notions of fairness — and sometimes they’re totally incompatible with each other.

    By Sigal Samuel