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Discover why decades of research now challenge the BPD diagnosis — and how new models may offer clearer, less stigmatizing ways forward.

Epistemic injustice is the assumption that people, usually those with less power, are unable to correctly understand their own lives. It takes a tragic toll on autistic lives.

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A man down the street retired a few years ago. For the first couple months, he seemed lighter. He walked more. Sat on the porch in the afternoon. Talked about finally having time to do things he’d ...

Today's word of the day: Oneiromancer refers to a person who interprets dreams and looks for meaning within them.

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On March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized the way we communicate when the first discernible human voice traveled over wire from one person to another.

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Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.