Don't Bogart My Blog: Sunday Best: The value of the human heart

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Sunday Best: The value of the human heart

It's always a good time to think about what really matters.

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Saturday, January 19, 2019

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You may be enjoying a long weekend in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have their work cut out for them. The battle over Brexit continues to leave Britain in knots, and in the United States the government remains shut down, with no resolution in sight. The Times will continue to cover these unfolding dramas, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, here are some of the articles we ran this week that made me stop and think. — Kathleen O'Brien, filling in for the vacationing Alex March, your regular newsletter host

Hitting the Worst Kind of Lottery

Illustrations by Eiko Ojala

By TRYMAINE LEE

At age 38, this writer suffered a specific kind of heart attack that kills its victims so often that it has its own name: widow-maker. Here's what he learned from the experience.

Students Learn From People They Love

Damon Winter/The New York Times

By DAVID BROOKS

Neuroscience reminds us that a key job of a school is to give students new things to love — an exciting field of study, new friends. And what teachers really teach is themselves — their contagious passion for their subjects and students.

Sex and the Older Woman

Yann Moix has provoked scorn for his remarks about older women. Sarah Alcalay/Sipa, via Associated Press

By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN

Surveys report that French women are far more likely to remain sexually active after age 50 than their American and British counterparts. Still, a French writer who voiced a preference for younger Asian women has sparked a backlash.

Why Do People Fall for Fake News?

Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch

By GORDON PENNYCOOK AND DAVID RAND

Psychologists and other social scientists are working hard to understand what prevents people from seeing through propaganda. What makes us fall for misinformation?

What Happens When the Real Nude Photos Appear?

Getty Images

By LUX ALPTRAUM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's was fake, but young politicians' nudes will surface sooner or later. In an age when snapping a naked selfie has effectively become a rite of passage, should it even matter?