https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/07/climate-change-extreme-weather-costs-home-insurance-christopher-knittel-catherine-wolfram-and-kimberly-clausing
$900 a year: That's how much climate change costs the average US household | Cognoscenti
Climate change costs include higher home insurance bills, disaster recovery costs in the form of higher taxes and health damages from wildfire smoke and...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/08/15/hollywood-writers-actors-strike-generative-artificial-intelligence-ethan-marcotte
Why the Hollywood strike matters to all of us | Cognoscenti
Generative artificial intelligence is an existential labor problem, writes Ethan Marcotte, the author of
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/13/eldercare-alzheimers-jay-baruch
In my parents’ empty house, I finally found the space to grieve | Cognoscenti
After his mother moved to an assisted living facility and his father died, Jay Baruch and his sister faced the daunting task of clearing out and selling their...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/25/speed-cameras-red-light-cameras-boston-massachusetts-ivan-espinoza-madrigal
The trouble with using technology to enforce traffic laws | Cognoscenti
Speed cameras will open a Pandora’s box of risks: greater hardship for low-income drivers, deeper racial disparities for people of color, the persecution of...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/13/lawrence-clifford-friendship-obituary-deborah-becker
Larry called me to complain about one of my stories. Then we became friends | Cognoscenti
WBUR senior correspondent and host Deb Becker remembers her unlikely friend Larry Clifford, who died in February at the age of 89.
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/24/national-poetry-month-memorize-a-poem-write-a-cento-kate-neale-cooper
The quiet focus that poetry requires is a gift | Cognoscenti
To paraphrase Audre Lorde, we need poetry because there are no new ideas — only new ways of making them felt.
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2025/04/25/glimmers-hope-cog-weekly-newsletter-cloe-axelson
The things we carry — in our totes | Cognoscenti
For the newshounds among us, the last few months have been unrelenting, writes Cloe Axelson. And this interrogation of what we carry in our bags feels, to me,...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/20/march-madness-ncaa-tournament-sports-gambling-kate-neale-cooper
March is for basketball — and family | Cognoscenti
Cog editor Kate Neale Cooper isn't a big college basketball fan — she spent more time writing this than filling out her bracket — but she's a big fan of her...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/19/books-library-moving-anita-diamant
These books help tell the story of my life | Cognoscenti
Anita Diamant and her husband, Jim, recently moved into a smaller place. It meant they had to winnow their vast collection of books by about a third. What...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-brought-us-full-moon-joy
Artemis II brought us 'full moon joy' | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/05/30/mbta-lincoln-concord-walden-pond-rose-kennedy-greenway-boston-providence-waterfiremiles-howard
The stuff of summer dreams: My 3-part adventure on the MBTA | Cognoscenti
When was the last time you looked at a map of the MBTA commuter rail network and thought:
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/05/family-archives-correspondence-world-war-ii-brownies-meghan-osullivan
Life isn’t about what we lose. It’s about what we keep | Cognoscenti
As the family archivist, holding on to these objects is my way of keeping everyone here just a little bit longer, writes Meghan O’Sullivan. “I hope they don’t...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/04/12/running-boston-marathon-barbara-moran
The Boston Marathon is every runner's dream, including mine | Cognoscenti
Barbara Moran, 53, has run five marathons, but the last one was 20 years ago. She gave up running regularly when arthritis began eating away at her knees. What...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/08/taekwondo-seoul-korea-martial-arts-discipline-community-linda-button
My taekwondo community is like family | Cognoscenti
A few months ago, Linda Button traveled to Seoul for a Hanmadang, a taekwondo festival. Button, a black belt, has been practicing for 20 years. At 68, she was...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/17/bob-hall-wheelchair-racer-boston-marathon-disability-rights-activism-cloe-axelson
Bobby Hall changed the world | Cognoscenti
The running community lost a legend last week: Bob Hall, the first person to ever race the Boston Marathon in a wheelchair, died at 74. Cog editor Cloe Axelson...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/01/27/massachusetts-clean-energy-natural-gas-mass-save-frederick-hewett
Why your energy bills are higher than ever | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/14/renewable-energy-nucelar-power-massachusetts-new-england-frederick-hewett
Nuclear power should be part of New England's energy mix | Cognoscenti
A 100% renewable energy grid isn’t realistic in New England, given increased demand, weather and other factors, writes Frederick Hewett. We need an approach...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/10/education-teachers-immigration-ice-trump-good-trouble-nancy-rappaport
Educators keep making 'good trouble' | Cognoscenti
Educators have learned how to exercise what agency they have, where they have it -- and that's a critical lesson for any one who's been feeling a little...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/18/ncaa-mens-basketball-national-championship-march-madness-kimberly-witt
In 2026, I need March Madness more than ever | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2022/04/15/50th-anniversary-of-women-running-the-boston-marathon-sara-mae-berman
When women weren't allowed, Sara Mae Berman ran Boston anyway | Cognoscenti
This year marks 50 years of women
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/02/loneliness-epidemic-adult-friendship-phone-calls-voice-notes-lauren-kelutsch
Send your friend a voice note. You’ll feel better | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/03/historical-fiction-author-love-and-other-monsters-emily-franklin
‘Frankenstein’ isn’t the only monster in Mary Shelley’s story | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/20/grief-death-friendship-ducks-phyllis-karas
My friend, and my duck | Cognoscenti
This is a most unusual story about an affectionate duck, grief and the signs nature provides when we need them. Journalist Phyllis Karas explains.
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/17/men-midlife-and-friendship-running-boston-marathon-mike-dlott
Finding running again in midlife helped me find my people, too | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/26/special-needs-siblings-disability-family-glass-child-satellite-brian-trapp
My twin brother was disabled, but I don't consider myself a 'glass child' | Cognoscenti
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What wartime communication can sound like | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/20/boston-charles-river-head-of-the-charles-fred-hewett
I learned to love Boston from the banks of the Charles River | Cognoscenti
As you spend more time around Boston, the Charles River infuses into your consciousness, writes Fred Hewett, who's lived within a mile of the river for more...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/11/12/mourning-my-mother-in-the-garden-kate-peltz
In my mother's garden | Cognoscenti
Conditions don’t have to be perfect for plants to flourish, or for people either, writes Kate Peltz.
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/26/bird-feeder-young-adult-cancer-survivor-madison-chapman
After cancer, no place felt like home. A cardinal helped me find my way | Cognoscenti
After cancer treatment in her early 20s, Madison Chapman found comfort in a cardinal who visited a feeder outside her window.
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/20/america-250th-old-north-church-patriots-day-nikki-stewart
Old North Church is a ‘microcosm of America as an unfinished work’ | Cognoscenti
The mood in Boston in April 1775 was bleak and uncertain. The city was under military occupation, and division over the best path forward pitted families,...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/27/rocket-league-video-games-parenting-jonathan-d-fitzgerald
I had a blast at an esports tournament. No one is more surprised than me | Cognoscenti
Jonathan D. Fitzgerald grew up playing video games, but he worried about modern gaming culture’s reputation problem when it came to his son — until just...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/10/08/tatyana-mcfadden-125th-boston-marathon-frannie-carr-toth-cloe-axelson
Tatyana McFadden: 'Running together into a new future' | Cognoscenti
Tatyana McFadden is a 20-time Paralympic medalist and a 23-time major marathon winner. She's the only elite female athlete attempting to podium in five major...
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Lemons, a love story | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/10/11/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-piano-boston-symphony-orchestra-pops
This mayor is an artist | Cognoscenti
In September, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu performed George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops. Cognoscenti spoke to her about her...
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-moon-joy-sara-shukla
Moments of moon joy | Cognoscenti
Cog editor Sara Shukla wrote an essay this week about the Artemis II mission, and there were countless moments of “moon joy” she wished she could have...
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Michelle Wu: Hope alone can't get you through a marathon — or to a more perfect union | Cognoscenti
I remember the first time I watched the Boston Marathon, writes Mayor Michelle Wu. I'd moved to Boston for college and I'd never seen anything like it: an...
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Calling the war in Iran a success doesn’t make it so | Cognoscenti
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https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/03/31/young-men-grooming-braden-peters-clavicular-kaivan-shroff
Why so many young men are 'looksmaxxing' | Cognoscenti
Young men are filming themselves reshaping their faces, chewing rock-hard gum for hours to build jaw definition and using meth to stay thin, writes Kaivan...
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