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Sigal Samuel

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My boyfriend wants to pay my expenses. Am I a bad feminist if I let him?

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. To submit a question,  fill out...

06.04.2025 20

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How to buy a year of happiness, explained in one chart

You’ve probably heard the expression “money can’t buy happiness.” But take a look at the evidence, and you’ll discover an encouraging fact:...

31.03.2025 30

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3 ways you can help the people hurt by Trump’s foreign aid cuts

President Donald Trump has put millions of lives at risk by shutting down most of America’s humanitarian and development work abroad. After freezing...

14.03.2025 10

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How do I resist Trump without ruining my life?

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions.  To...

06.03.2025 100

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I don’t want to be an angry person like my mom. Is it inevitable?

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions. This...

24.02.2025 10

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Is AI really thinking and reasoning — or just pretending to?

The AI world is moving so fast that it’s easy to get lost amid the flurry of shiny new products. OpenAI announces one, then the Chinese startup...

21.02.2025 20

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Exclusive: California’s new plan to stop AI from claiming to be your therapist

Over the past few years, AI systems have been misrepresenting themselves as human therapists, nurses, and more — and so far, the companies behind...

10.02.2025 50

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JD Vance accidentally directed us to a crucial moral question

Theology isn’t usually part of the job description for America’s vice president, but that’s not stopping JD Vance from giving it a try just a...

06.02.2025 4

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The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.

There’s a dominant narrative in the media about why tech billionaires are sucking up to Donald Trump: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos,...

20.01.2025 100

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I care a lot about climate change. Does that mean I can never ever fly?

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions. This...

19.01.2025 10

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The perils of trying to optimize your morality

This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month,...

06.01.2025 8

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My family voted for Trump. How can we talk about politics without ruining the holidays?

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions. This...

15.12.2024 5

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Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.

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Want to help animals? Here’s where to donate your money.

03.12.2024 550

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Giving thanks may make your brain more altruistic

25.11.2024 3

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Neuroscientist Rafael Yuste could play your brain like an instrument. He wants to protect it instead.

21.11.2024 3

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Shannon Vallor says AI does present an existential risk — but not the one you think

21.11.2024 4

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I don’t have much money. Is it okay if I don’t give to charity?

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How to live under rising authoritarianism, according to a philosopher who did it bravely

08.11.2024 81000

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I don’t want children. I do want children. What should I do?

03.11.2024 2

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I left my religion. Should I still raise my kid with it?

20.10.2024 2

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AI companies are trying to build god. Shouldn’t they get our permission first?

11.10.2024 3

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A DNA test upended my family. Do I side with my grandmother — or her secret child?

06.10.2024 9

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OpenAI as we knew it is dead

27.09.2024 81000

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I give to charity — but never to people on the street. Is that wrong?

22.09.2024 81000

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The new followup to ChatGPT is scarily good at deception

14.09.2024 2

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I can’t take care of all my mom’s needs. Am I a monster?

08.09.2024 3

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California’s governor has the chance to make AI history

31.08.2024 80500

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People are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voices

18.08.2024 1

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How the seasons screw with your moral compass

12.08.2024 1

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It’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethically

02.08.2024 1

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