Read about the surprising cells you carry from your relatives, why getting up early might be the best life hack, what happens when your kid’s best friend is a problem, and more.
First, here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic:
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You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles. (From 2024)
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A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
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“Who’s calling?” the president asks as he answers call after call from numbers he doesn’t know.
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J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.
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