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Must Read: The Sunshine Crust Baking Factory

He was sleeping on the roof of ABC No Rio like me and a bunch of other summer campers and transients. It was tent city up there.

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From GED to Ph.D: How I Made It 

My biggest dream was to graduate high school. To this day, my GED is the diploma I am the most proud of.

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Marie Curie, one of many (many) female science pioneers (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Here's To The Women Who Changed Science—And The World

It's time we injected an updated set of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers into our conversations and classrooms.

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Inside Harvard's Sexist History

From its origins, Harvard was a university for men, by men, and of men.

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J.K. Rowling Defends Dumbledore, Gays, Humanity In General

We've long known that J.K.

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Our Unhealthy Obsession With Being Thin—And What We Can Do About It

The new book Body of Truth questions our never-ending quest for the perfect physique.

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Exposing Scientology's Abuses Against Women

The new HBO documentary Going Clear sheds light on the cult's abusive, misogynistic practices.

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Jeanne Ryan: Young-Adult Sci-Fi Writer

beloved by hollywood. proud introvert. wargame alum.

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