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Girls today are seemingly the fiercest America has ever produced. Why can’t we protect them?

In a time of #MeToo and “girl power,” teen girls may seem stronger and more empowered than previous generations. Yet, many remain susceptible to predators.

Big number: Saving the animals

On Monday, the Trump administration announced changes to the landmark act that would weaken the law and make it harder to protect wildlife from increasing threats like climate change.

Tweets of the Week: Curt Schilling’s Congressional musings, Trader Joe’s anxiety, and ‘circle back’

A look back at the week in 280 characters.

A Holocaust survivor built a remarkable monument to hope and memory. Now that she’s gone, who will remind us?

Who will preserve these memories? Who will warn us of our past, lest we repeat it? Who will keep Eva Kor’s story, and the story of the Holocaust, alive?

Ideas | Amy Crawford
Urban forests are crucial for combating climate change, but planting more trees is easier said than done
Even as cities incorporate trees into their climate change plans, the Forest Service recently calculated that we are losing as many as 36 million urban trees each year.

Ideas | Craig Richard
The blissful and bizarre world of ASMR
Have you ever stumbled upon an hourlong online video of someone folding napkins? Or maybe crinkling paper, sorting a thimble collection, or pretending to give the viewer an ear exam? They’re called ASMR videos and millions of people love them.

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Ideas | Sage Stossel

Fixing Boston’s traffic

Boston traffic is a total nightmare. These suggestions could help.

Ideas | Abraar Karan

The clinical value in listening

In medical school, we are trained to say, “I can’t imagine how that must feel,” to empathize with our patients, but the truth is we don’t know what it’s like at all.

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Readers React: ‘Why not better serve the larger number of students?’

Would Boston’s African-American and Latino students have a fairer shot at exam school admission if the school department used the MCAS?

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Tweets of the Week: Mourning Toni Morrison, #OperationCleanSweep, 30-50 feral hogs

A look back at the week in 280 characters.

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Big Number: Eucharistic uncertainty

Most Catholics surveyed by Pew said they don’t believe in a central tenet of their faith.

Ideas | Anthony Flint

Letting a thousand flowers bloom: innovations in building climate resilience

Here’s a sampling of the innovative projects that cities are developing to address climate change.

Ideas | Anthony Flint

Tired of waiting for national push, a buzzing hive of climate resilience innovators is at work in Boston

As California deals with increasingly intense wildfires, the Boston region’s most vulnerable areas wait their turn to confront disaster.

Ideas | Amber Scorah

Losing my religion

The first couple years after I left the religion I was born into — the Jehovah’s Witnesses — I was still worried I might die at Armageddon. That was the punishment for those who left.


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