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 your appendix might be useful after all, and more
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Trump closes rowdy press conference in the most Trump way
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Venezuela's forgotten dogs
In Pictures Heartbreaking portraits of the pets Venezuelans have been forced to abandon
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Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof sentenced to death
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Pampered pets: The cushy lives of Sunny and Bo Obama
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This week I learned how fake news can be good for your brain, and more
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The gunman who killed at least 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub attack is still on the run
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The year's best photojournalism
In Pictures In the most striking images of 2016, a protester stands her ground, an unlucky fish finds itself in a precarious situation, and more
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This week I learned 1 in 8 people is carrying around remnants of a twin consumed in the womb, and more
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The year's most wondrous space photography
In Pictures From glittering Martian sand dunes to stunning star trails, 2016 was a good-looking year for the universe
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In Pictures In some of the week's most striking images, Vladimir Putin pays his respects, big-wave surfers compete, and more
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This week I learned cavemen brushed their teeth, and more
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The enduring appeal of the record cover
In Pictures A new book showcases the innovative and artistic relationship between music and photography
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In Pictures In some of the most captivating images of the week, Putin watches judo, SantaCon gets naughty, and more
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What Darth Vader sounded like on the Star Wars set
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In Pictures In some of the week's most eye-catching images, Santas prepare to race, a horse bathes in the Caribbean, and more
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This week I learned plants can be conditioned just like Pavlov's dog, and more
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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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