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.
Latest articles by Lauren Hansen
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13 photos of Americans awed and overwhelmed by the total eclipse
In Pictures See the moments when a rare astronomical marvel brought the country together
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This week I learned late-night snacking might make you more prone to sunburns, and more
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The bewitching splendor of an eclipse, in 13 vintage photos
In Pictures Watching people watch this natural cosmic phenomenon is utterly delightful
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48 hours in Charlottesville
In Pictures A visual timeline of Charlottesville's harrowing weekend of violence
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This week I learned it might be possible to learn while you sleep, and more
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This week I learned the only way to use your phone at night without messing with your sleep, and more
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This week I learned why so many people order tomato juice on airplanes, and more
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This week I learned what it would take to obliterate all life on Earth, and more
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This week I learned squirrels were once America's most beloved pet, and more
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The week's best photojournalism
In Pictures In the week's most striking images, a horse flees blazing grasslands, synchronized swimmers flip underwater, and more
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David Hockney's beautifully complicated relationship with photography
In Pictures The Getty Museum celebrates the British artist's 80th birthday with a two-part exhibition of rarely seen works
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In Pictures In some of the week's most captivating images, crocodiles feast, a leopard yawns, and more
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This week I learned even smelling your food can make you fat, and more
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In Pictures In the week's most striking images, lavender blooms in France, festival-goers party at a silent disco, and more
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This week I learned just having your phone nearby is making you dumber, and more
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This week I learned that looking at puppies can save your marriage, and more
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In Pictures In the week's most striking images, yogis take over Times Square, tall ships crowd the Boston Harbor, and more
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In Pictures In the week's most striking images, soccer fans parade in costume, kangaroos tour a vineyard, and more
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This week I learned that a low-carb diet may be changing your personality, and more
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Michigan health department head charged with involuntary manslaughter over Flint water crisis
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In Pictures In the week's most striking images, a windsurfer braves a storm, British nuns vote, and more
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This week I learned the dark origin story of the seat belt, and more
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In Pictures In the week's most eye-catching images, an elephant takes a dip, a rainbow of paragliders float down to Earth, and more
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Crossdressers and the photographer who loved them
In Pictures Mariette Pathy Allen, who has dedicated her life to the transgender community, is celebrated as their unofficial photographer
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