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Olga Khazan
Olga Khazan is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She is the author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. She has also written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She writes a Substack on personality change.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. A Halloween Myth That Can Finally Die
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Texting with difficult family members can be infuriating. For some individuals, Claude can help.
Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic She Wanted to Have Three Kids. Then Life Happened.
Many women start out with a notion of their ideal number of children—but a variety of obstacles can get in the way.
Illustration by Adam Maida / The Atlantic An Underappreciated Problem With Dating Apps
Going on lots of first dates with strangers is not a great way to find love. Getting to know someone slowly is.
Illustration by The Atlantic A Revealing Exchange Between Donald Trump and Kaitlan Collins
The president doesn’t understand how journalism works.
Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty The Book Claiming to Teach Couples How to Select Their Baby’s Sex
The Babydust Method features advice debunked decades ago. Why have tens of thousands of people bought in?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: CSA Images / Getty; fad1986 / Getty. The Dark Side of Mindfulness
A prominent psychologist and meditation teacher set out to research the benefits of the practice. What she found alarmed her.
Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies
When pediatricians issued new advice about peanuts, parents listened. Why have vaccine recommendations met with so much more resistance?
Colin Hunter / The Atlantic. Sources: bortonia / Getty; Buyenlarge / Getty. Another Big Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives
People on the right tend to have more kids than people on the left. Why?
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