Lauren Hansen
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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This week I learned plants can be conditioned just like Pavlov's dog, and more
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The week's best photojournalism
In Pictures In some of the week's most striking images, Cubans say goodbye to Fidel Castro, Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine on frog legs, and more
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This week I learned your brain doesn't know the difference between feeling high and feeling spiritual, and more
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Diagnosing the Home Alone burglars' injuries: A professional weighs in
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This week I learned 'ahoy' was nearly the universal telephone greeting, and more
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Thanksgiving at war
In Pictures Soldiers have long found ways to savor a taste of the American holiday while serving overseas
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This week I learned Australia wiggles back and forth, pigs can be optimists, and more
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Leonard Cohen was the best gift my father ever gave me
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This week I learned there's a bright side to the gripping fear of death, and more
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What might have been
opinion We came so close to having our first female president. But we are still so far away.
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The heartbreak of Hillary Clinton's supporters
In Pictures A look at the rollercoaster of emotions
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One bright spot for glass ceilings: The first Somali-American legislator
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During the primaries, Trump said he wouldn't give a concession speech if he lost
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Uber is offering free rides to voters in battleground states
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17 quiet moments from the campaign trail
In Pictures Relive the election from a different angle
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This week I learned elevator close-door buttons don't do anything, and more
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Could Forrest Gump have possibly survived his epic run?
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The haunted house that might actually be haunted
In Pictures Tour the Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinnati... if you dare
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This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more
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This week I learned fish have accents, and more
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Cuba's pint-sized cowboys
In Pictures Not just reserved for the American West, rodeo culture has a long and rich history in Cuba
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The New York Times swats down Trump's lawsuit threat in a scathingly droll letter
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This week I learned your avocado is radioactive, and more
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The twisted people who brought us the 'Sexy Donald Trump' Halloween costume just ruined Ken Bone
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