This week I learned you're risking your health by not following your dreams, and more
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Follow your bliss: You'll regret it if you don't (Pacific Standard)
Why it's great to have a stubborn child (Time)
Venus flytraps 'count' to 5 before dissolving prey (Discover)
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New research has uncovered a disturbing trend about female characters in Disney movies (Quartz)
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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.
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