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Jul 31

Human parenting

Alessandro Innocenti

What Animals Can Teach Humans About Caregiving Popular culture is full of stories about devoted animal parents who’ll do anything for their young. Consider Disney classics like “Dumbo,” in which Mrs. Jumbo, a circus elephant, is labeled as dangerous and locked up when she defends her young son...

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Jul 26

Witnessing tragedy

Alessandro Innocenti

Don’t turn away from tragedy, but do witness intentionally When the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina erupted in the 1990s, newspapers, broadcasters and publishers decided what was documented and shared with the world. Looking back now at the materials available from that period – it’s one of the...

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