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A 2014 TI reflection on body image — the ears, the forehead, the endless list — and the Jubilee Project video that asked why children love their bodies more

November 7, 2014 · 1 min read

It’s lunchtime at the home of the Consul General of India in New York, Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay.

November 4, 2014 · 4 min read

Therapist Dr. Kelly Flanagan's 2014 essay: marital communication is just reacting — the real troublemakers are nine overlooked patterns: ego, shame, loneliness.

October 19, 2014 · 2 min read

In 2014, Seattle passed an ordinance fining residents and businesses for sending food waste to landfills instead of composting. From the TI archives.

September 25, 2014 · 1 min read

Emma Watson's 2014 UN speech launching the HeForShe campaign reframed feminism as a human issue, becoming one of the most-shared videos of the year.

September 22, 2014 · 1 min read

Turmeric is one of the most studied spices — but 'as effective as 14 drugs' misreads the science. What curcumin research really says, and why

September 22, 2014 · 2 min read

Plantar fasciitis plagues new runners. Heel cups, ball massage, contrast therapy, and night splints — TI's 2014 guide to foot pain, reviewed.

September 18, 2014 · 1 min read

In August 2014, YouTuber Mark Rober showed how a phone thermal camera can read your ATM PIN from keypad heat — and the simple trick that defeats it.

September 17, 2014 · 1 min read

A 2014 Gallup study found that college graduates who had a mentor were twice as likely to be engaged at work and thriving in life — but only 22% ever had one.

September 11, 2014 · 1 min read

Pizza, ice cream, pakoras, doughnuts, white rice — the foods we love that love our waistlines back. A 2014 TI list, fact-checked for today.

September 11, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, Chicago's Pankaj and Swati Garg launched Somrus, an Indian cream liqueur of cardamom, saffron, and rose — and Wine Enthusiast gave it 94 points.

September 10, 2014 · 1 min read

In September 2014, German DIY chain Hornbach released a viral ad: a father paints his house black so his bullied goth daughter feels loved at home.

September 10, 2014 · 1 min read

Most marriages don't fail in a single dramatic moment. They fail slowly — taken for granted, compared, cheated, or fought over money. What actually breaks them.

September 9, 2014 · 1 min read

A 2014 NYT report on the 'pretesting effect': students who flunked a quiz before studying did 10% better on the final. Why failing first helps you learn.

September 8, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, news anchor Dan Harris was telling TED audiences that meditation would be the next running. TI's Suchitra Sharma on why the skeptics were missing

September 6, 2014 · 1 min read

Spite houses — homes built to annoy a neighbor — are architecture's pettiest subgenre. From Boston's Skinny House to a spite tower on Plum Island, a tour of

September 5, 2014 · 1 min read

By 2014, some parents had learned to reach teenagers by meeting them on social media. Why it sometimes worked — and why the platform was never the point.

September 5, 2014 · 1 min read

Obesity is linked to poorer memory and cognition in animal studies — and chronic inflammation may be the bridge. What the research says about fat, the

August 31, 2014 · 1 min read

There are actors who desperately seek your notice. And then there are the very few whom you cannot help but notice – even if they are as still as the…

March 31, 2014 · 5 min read

I am not a big fan of the ‘Supernatural’ genre in movies. Mainly because, when the key to the central plot of a story is a supernatural event, it closes the…

February 27, 2014 · 6 min read