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Doctors Think Your Period Should Be a Fifth Vital Sign

Physicians are learning to ask more questions about periods to get a better understanding of a person’s overall health

Mar 16, 2020

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Mar 16, 2020

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Planes Are Ruining the Planet. New, Mighty Airships Won’t.

Some scientists are serious about resurrecting zeppelins for low-carbon travel

Nov 15, 2019

Planes Are Ruining the Planet. New, Mighty Airships Won’t.

Nov 15, 2019

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Why Women’s Bodies Are Better Suited for Space Travel

Women’s bodies and minds are uniquely well-suited to the rigors of space flight

Nov 6, 2019

Why Women’s Bodies Are Better Suited for Space Travel

Nov 6, 2019

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What Introverts Can Teach Us About Being Alone

To solve the loneliness epidemic, it’s time to practice feeling comfortable solo

Aug 28, 2019

What Introverts Can Teach Us About Being Alone

Aug 28, 2019

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What Makes Women Strong?

Science is revealing that when it comes to physical prowess, women may actually be the more powerful sex

Jun 10, 2019

What Makes Women Strong?

Jun 10, 2019

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Why Is It So Hard to Make a Computer Talk Like a Human?

The next generation of computerized voices has to be human enough to connect with but not so human that we feel we’re being lied to…

Jan 15, 2019

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Computer Talk Like a Human?

Jan 15, 2019

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Your Climate Change Survival Plan

Unless you’ve booked passage to Mars, it’s time to consider the unimaginable

Aug 23, 2018

Your Climate Change Survival Plan

Aug 23, 2018

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GEN

Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Is Extremely Tricky Business

Becoming an American citizen is a nightmare. So is trying to leave.

Aug 13, 2018

Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Is Extremely Tricky Business

Aug 13, 2018

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The Gloves We’ll Wear On Mars

The design challenge that’ll make or break survival on the Red Planet

Jul 2, 2018

The Gloves We’ll Wear On Mars

Jul 2, 2018

Starre Julia Vartan

Starre Julia Vartan

1.99K followers

AKA The Curious Human. Science journalist & nature nerd w/serious wanderlust. Former geologist. Still picks up rocks. Words in @NatGeo @SciAm @Slate @CNN, here.

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