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Purgatorius, a kind of mammal called a plesiadapiform, might've been one of your earliest ancestors. But how did we get from a mouse-sized creature that looked more like a squirrel than a monkey -- to you, a member of Homo sapiens?

Hannah Gadsby's groundbreaking special "Nanette" broke comedy. In a talk about truth and purpose, she shares three ideas and three contradictions. Or not.

Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, West Virginia -- and a shocking image of the sugar we eat -- TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.

In her Auntie An-mei’s home, Jing-Mei reluctantly takes her seat at the eastern corner of the mahjong table. At the north, south and west corners are her aunties, long-time members of the Joy Luck Club. This gathering is the point of...

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Visit Springfield, Illinois which is home to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Lincoln Home National Historic. Springfield would be Lincoln's home for most of his adult life.

Zsuzanna Szelényi reflects on entering politics at just 23, shaped less by contemporary role models than by her family—especially her grandmother, Karolina Patek. An extraordinary woman, Batak was a highly educated linguist who...

Harriet Tubman represents the struggle for civil rights in America, advocating for freedom and equality. Born around 1820 in Maryland, she faced significant hardships as the child of enslaved parents. After escaping to the North in 1849,...

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The shortage of water is a big problem in parts of Africa. Women – usually the person who gathers the water – can spend up to 10-hours a day walking to a from a water tap to gather water in a bucket because the water in the nearby water...

Tracy Slater, a Jewish American writer in a mixed Jewish–Japanese family, tells the true story behind her book Together in Manzanar. It follows Elaine Buchman Yoneda, a Jewish American mother in 1942 who must decide whether to let the...

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More than once, I've considered packing up the family and taking a job in a different city. Each time, my wife and I thought about what it might do to them if we moved. But we were just guessing. There are data! This is Healthcare Triage...

While Thanksgiving is a time focused mainly on family, friends, and giving thanks, it's also the cause of a pervasive medical myth: that turkey makes you sleepy. Don't start with us about the tryptophan. Gah! We know about the...

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Trump's White House commission on opioid abuse recently released recommendations on dealing with the opioid epidemic. The report was notably short on ideas for preventing opioid abuse in the first place. That is not because there are no...

Being a caregiver is tough, but you might be missing out on some big tax breaks. Here’s how caregivers can save more this tax season.

Gay people in Africa are facing increased persecution in a continent where two thirds of countries retain laws against homosexuals. Multi-award winning black African filmmaker Sorious Samura investigates what it is like to be a gay...

Join us on an exciting journey to discover how different countries celebrate New Year's Eve! 🎉 In this video, we'll explore unique traditions from Japan, Spain, Brazil, Scotland, and the Philippines. Learn about the customs,...