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Theo E.J. Wilson
A Black man goes undercover in the alt-right
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16:09
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What makes life worth living in the face of death
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May 2017
10:48
Carolyn Jones
A tribute to nurses
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May 2017
17:52
His Holiness Pope Francis
Why the only future worth building includes everyone
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Apr 2017
11:55
Michele L. Sullivan
Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness
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Mar 2017
15:17
Megan Phelps-Roper
I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left
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Mar 2017
15:17
Mandy Len Catron
A better way to talk about love
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Jan 2017
15:44
Elizabeth Lesser
Say your truths and seek them in others
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Dec 2016
17:07
Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan
A queer vision of love and marriage
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Dec 2016
11:53
Victor Rios
Help for kids the education system ignores
Posted
Nov 2016
19:05
Helen Fisher
Technology hasn't changed love. Here's why
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Sep 2016
7:10
Nadia Lopez
Why open a school? To close a prison
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Sep 2016
13:32
Timothy Ihrig
What we can do to die well
Posted
Aug 2016
16:37
Anand Giridharadas
A letter to all who have lost in this era
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Aug 2016
10:12
Laura Fox
Don't shy away from ignorance — use it to better yourself
Posted
Jul 2016
10:37
Gill Hicks
I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned
Posted
Jun 2016
11:04
Rana el Kaliouby
This app knows how you feel — from the look on your face
Posted
Jun 2015
16:07
Matthieu Ricard
How to let altruism be your guide
Posted
Jan 2015
12:03
Shane Koyczan
To This Day ... for the bullied and beautiful
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Mar 2013
9:48
Zahra' Langhi
Why Libya's revolution didn't work — and what might
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Feb 2013
9:47
Louie Schwartzberg
Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.
Posted
Nov 2012
19:30
Jane McGonigal
The game that can give you 10 extra years of life
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Jul 2012
6:26
Alanna Shaikh
How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's
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Jul 2012
20:54
Jeffrey Kluger
The sibling bond
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Feb 2012
14:01
Joan Halifax
Compassion and the true meaning of empathy
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Sep 2011
10:51
Julia Bacha
Pay attention to nonviolence
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Aug 2011
4:07
Mark Bezos
A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Posted
Mar 2011
15:53
Krista Tippett
Reconnecting with compassion
Posted
Feb 2011
16:56
Robert Wright
The evolution of compassion
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Oct 2008
18:07
Robert Thurman
Expanding your circle of compassion
Posted
Oct 2008
16:47
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Lose your ego, find your compassion
Posted
Oct 2008
18:38
James Forbes
Compassion at the dinner table
Posted
Oct 2008
16:54
Dayananda Saraswati
The profound journey of compassion
Posted
Oct 2008
15:46
Jackie Tabick
The balancing act of compassion
Posted
Oct 2008
13:13
Daniel Goleman
Why aren't we more compassionate?
Posted
Dec 2007
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