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Vote Smart: Pro Tips for Voting in a U.S. Election

Posted on October 28, 2020January 22, 2021 Yevgeniya

Pro tips for voting in any U.S. election – federal, state or local. … Continue readingVote Smart: Pro Tips for Voting in a U.S. Election

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The news is drowning me

Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 Yevgeniya

When I say “the news”, you must know what I mean? It’s everywhere, seeping into every conversation and every post

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Let’s talk about memories

Posted on June 2, 2016October 25, 2020 Yevgeniya

When I wrote this in 2014, there was a viral momentum that pushed memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease into the

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Destroy history and you destroy humanity

Posted on September 2, 2015September 3, 2015 Yevgeniya

It was pretty alarming to read that ISIS destroyed the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, and killed an archaeologist

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Two more people killed and we can’t stop watching, but…

Posted on September 1, 2015September 3, 2015 Yevgeniya

Two young journalists and a woman they were interviewing were shot on live television on August 26, 2015. I started writing

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‘Words and ideas can change the world’ – R.I.P., Robin Williams

Posted on August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 Yevgeniya

“Twenty-six years ago, you played a game with a little boy down the street. A game with drums.” (Jumanji, 1995)

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What’s it like in space?

Posted on May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 Yevgeniya

      When I discovered Chris Hadfield’s tweets last spring, I was obsessed. Seriously, I turned into a one

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April Fool’s Day online

Posted on April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 Yevgeniya

Last night I had this conversation with my husband: Him: “Virgin America is installing Nest [automated thermostats] into each of its

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Why I hate the “like” button

Posted on February 27, 2014August 12, 2019 Yevgeniya

The other day I went to Facebook and did something simple: I scrolled through and watched a video someone had

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LessThanThree: Asking questions in the internet age

Posted on February 17, 2014September 25, 2015 Yevgeniya

What are the right questions? Some time ago I was browsing Pinterest and noticed someone shared one of my images.

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