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Photo of a busy night street market with people and colourful tricycles in the Philippines, lit by street lights and signage.

Communication and language

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The tentacles of language are always on the move

An evolutionary biologist explains how human language can shift as slowly or rapidly as organisms adapting to life on Earth

by Klaus M Stiefel

A woman sitting inside a red double-decker bus at night, with a busy street and shops in the background.

Freedom and choice

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Why not driving is my own form of resistance

As romantic petrochemical-fuelled narratives slip into the past, I’ve found my own kind of freedom in a life without a car

by Vicky Grut

A person walking on a pier towards a lighthouse, holding a book behind their back, with the sea on the right under a grey sky.

Pleasures and pastimes

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How to wander

Whether in a city or the wilderness, near or far, there’s joy to be had in a journey where the destination doesn’t matter

by Jordan Fisher Smith

Painting of an outdoor community gathering, with people dancing and playing music near a house with a thatched roof. Many onlookers are seated.

Rituals and celebrations

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Come on this painterly journey to Madagascar’s ‘turning of the dead’

Directed by Bastien Dubois

Large tipping icebergs with intricate formations float on a dark, choppy sea under a cloudy sky.

Travel

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Why virtual travel is no substitute for being in a place

Around the world in 80 virtual-reality simulations? Why armchair travel will never be a substitute for the weary trudge

by Emily Thomas

An elderly woman in a wheelchair on a beach looking at a large photo poster of a temple entrance set against the sea.

Imagination

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Nourish your imagination and you will be forever free

The imagination is fundamental to the human experience, freeing us from physical confines and anchoring us during unrest

by Tania Zittoun

Red train travelling through a snow-covered mountainous landscape with frosted pine trees and snowy hills, viewed from inside one of the carriages.

Travel

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How to be a more ethical traveller

You are itching to get out there and want to do it with care. How do you avoid traps like voluntourism and greenwashing?

by Carolin Lusby

Illustration of a coastal landscape with a yellow tower, green hills, and cacti in the foreground, overlooking a calm sea under a blue sky.

Travel

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Postcards from a Tuscan island where an unhurried pace is a way of life

Directed by Tom Schroeder

Black wire sculpture of a person dancing, with a sketchy background of buildings, trees, and a street in black, blue, and red.

Parenting and families

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When a young woman leaves home, her parents’ world literally begins to unravel

A film by Dina Velikovskaya