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Could A Tiny Home Be In Your Future?

Relax, I don’t mean that question in a negative sense, the way your stressed-out relatives might ask at Thanksgiving when you tell them you want to go to art school. (Or was that just me?) The tiny home movement is growing at the same time as square footage is shrinking, as more and more people see the appeal.

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Key Facts To Know About Special Ed

Being a special ed teacher is often thought of as a difficult, self-sacrificing profession, and with good reason. The challenges are often great while the monetary compensation is minimal, and the work requires many years of higher education, a thick skin, and a great ability to connect with others. Today, though, special ed is not just about overcoming challenges but about celebrating differences, and the ways in which people can bring unique skills to the world.

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What You Can Get Away With…And Where

The world is an increasingly globalized place. Every time I visit a new country, I feel less of a thrill of newness, and less of an urge to shop for souvenirs, because more and more you see the same shops, the same storefronts, and the same ads on every street corner whether you’re in Madrid or Boston. However, thanks to the legal vagaries of the world, there are some experiences which you’ll only (legally) have in certain places.

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Who’s Talking To Their Devices?

The answer seems to be nearly everyone! People have been talking into phones for over a century, of course, and text-to-speech transcription is no longer a new technology. However, thanks to AI, our computers and speakers are talking back and (more ominously) always listening.

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How Much Your Fav Youtuber Really Makes

There’s a very particular point in one’s life–a turning point…an adulthood rite of passage even–when a certain depressing thought hits: “Wow, every celebrity I see is like a decade younger than me, and they’re earning the equivalent of my whole net worth every week.” Well, if you want to hit that feeling earlier and more intensely than ever, dive into the world of Youtube creators and their per minute earnings.

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Weird Ways Our Phones Affect How We Date

Smartphones have changed the way we exercise, the way we cook, even the way we walk around cities. (Sometimes stepping out into traffic without looking, unfortunately.) So it’s no surprise that smartphones have changed the way we date in a multitude of ways.

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