The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, hit with a one-year delay due to the pandemic, concluded Sunday with a closing ceremony celebration that was both joyful and contemplative. Here are some of the best photos from the closing ceremony, and these are the 14 moments that swept us away at this very special "pandemic Olympics."
U.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance. Sports science may be able to help you, too.
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A data scientist working in tech, Michael Donnelly became an amateur COVID-19 watcher early in the pandemic. When his vaccinated friends started getting sick following July Fourth festivities in Provincetown, Mass., he documented more than 50 breakthrough cases that ultimately led the CDC to changing its guidance on masking.
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Would you wear a dress that signals to people that they're standing too close to you? Dutch fashion designer and engineer Anouk Wipprecht's "fashion tech" designs combine couture, interactive technology and artificial intelligence — something that may really come in handy these days.
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Podcasts of the Week
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Nearly 20 years ago, Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck sparked a romance that drove the paparazzi wild. Sam talks about the resurgence of Bennifer, and ticks through all the missteps of this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. (It's Been A Minute With Sam Sanders)
Money can feel like a taboo topic in a lot of households, but talking about it regularly can take the awkwardness out of it. (Life Kit)
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In recent years, cryptocurrency and NFTs are the "new new things" people talk about. There is strong debate on whether these things have real value. Critics say their value is only based on the ability to sell to a greater fool until there are no fools left. This "greater fool theory" may help explain various speculative bubbles in the past, present, and future. (The Indicator From Planet Money)
More than a year into a pandemic, Throughline looks look at how we cope with chaos, how we're primed to make order out of randomness, and why the stories we're taught to believe about our propensities for self-destruction may not actually be true. (Throughline)
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