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The ‘Star Trek’ movie that makes a case against pursuing perfection

Forty years ago this week, ‘The Wrath of Khan’ rejected the idea that humanity can fully transcend its flaws.

IDEAS | JULIE ZIGORIS

Lullabies for the dying

A group of singing last responders help usher the critically ill from this life into the next.

IDEAS | KEVIN LEWIS

Social Studies: Female lawmakers’ burden; the voice in your head; change yourself or change your job?

Surprising insights from the social sciences.

Registered traveling nurse Patricia Carrete, of El Paso, Texas, walked down the hallway during a night shift at a field hospital set up to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I., on Feb. 10, 2021.

IDEAS | CLARA YIM BOLDUC

The real reason nurses are burned out

I loved my job tending to the sick. I’ve just had it with a system that compromises my patients’ safety — and my own.

Members of Gays Against Guns in New York City held pictures of individuals murdered in anti-gay violence.

IDEAS | MICHAEL J. STERN

I am a gay man, and I sense danger coming

The Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade would lay the legal groundwork to undo decades of civil rights decisions that protect LGBT people.

Alexander Vindman appeared before the House Intelligence Committee during President Trump's impeachment hearings in 2019.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Speaking up before it’s too late

Former Trump officials have set tongues wagging for telling us now what they knew then. But we should focus on those who told the truth when it mattered.

may i have a word?

May I have a word: Lingering at the table long after the meal has been served
If we invent a word for it, might more Americans savor the sustenance of a good postprandial conversation?

May I have a word: It’s five letters, and it ought to exist

May I have a word: What’s pink and blue and exploding all over?

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Editing the Constitution

The Constitution is undergoing massive changes in the Supreme Court. It’s time to put the founding document in the hands of the people.

The Future of Work

The past year has shattered expectations of what workdays look like. Parenting while Zooming. An uncrowded T. Wary interactions with customers. In this special issue of Ideas, we explore which of these changes will stick — and how they’ll affect the quality of our lives.

The Future of Food

What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before. In this special issue, we celebrate the role of food in our communities and explore how it can be tastier, more accessible, and healthier for us and the planet.

Massachusetts Works

In this special section, we’re turning the typical model of journalism on its head — instead of focusing on what’s broken, we’re taking a look at what Massachusetts gets right. But it’s not all perfect: We also examine areas where Massachusetts can improve.

Conversations with the experts writing thought provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.

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IDEAS | CLARA YIM BOLDUC