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After years of fertility treatments, Kelley Benham and her husband Tom French were finally able to conceive in 2011. Their parental bliss was shattered, however, when their daughter Juniper was born at 23 weeks and six days, just shy of what is considered viable outside the womb, which is 24 weeks. With Juniper having been born in ‘the gray zone’, they faced the realisation that, while modern medicine could help them conceive, it might not be able to save their child. A film from David Terry Fine and Radiolab, 23 weeks 6 days is a moving exploration of love, medical ethics and the human instinct to survive.
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Stories and literature
Robert Frost’s poetic reflection on youth, as read in his unforgettable baritone
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Sex and sexuality
After a sextortion scam, Eugene conducts an unblushing survey of masturbation
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Language and linguistics
Closed captions suck. Here’s one artist’s inventive project to make them better
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Thinkers and theories
A rare female scholar of the Roman Empire, Hypatia lived and died as a secular voice
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Architecture
The celebrated architect who took inspiration from sitting, waiting and contemplating
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Anthropology
Why are witchcraft accusations so common across human societies?
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Subcultures
Drop into London’s eclectic skate scene, where newbies and old-timers find community
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Technology and the self
A deepfake porn victim confronts the pain of having her likeness stolen and vandalised
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Wellbeing
Born in China, Zee seeks a gender-affirming life in the American Midwest
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