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The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps 

When your favorite mindfulness app says it’s based in science, check twice. Few actually are. Two mindfulness experts and app developers talked to Mindful about how most apps rely on the science of mindfulness in general to back up their claims, and how that could lead to problems—and fines—in the future, like it did for the brain-training company Lumosity. Read More 

  • Stephany Tlalka
  • August 10, 2016
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Audio
3 Ways to Talk to Your Kids about Diversity 

Often, we feel the urge to shield our kids from the harsh realities around us. But sometimes the best gift we can give them isn't "safety," but a set of tools to deal with difficult feelings and the true nature of the world. Read More 

  • Theo Koffler
  • August 4, 2016
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Calm
How to Stop the Racist in You 

The new science of bias suggests that we all carry prejudices within ourselves—and we all have the tools to keep them in check. Read More 

  • Jeremy Adam Smith and Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton
  • August 3, 2016
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