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Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown is a writer living in Boston.

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Facebook-stalking his ex-girlfriend

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Africa brought out the meat-eater in me

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“The Pain Chronicles”: The science of pain

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Lightning strikes the top of a building in Foshan in south China's Guangdong province in June. Torrential rains brought down a dike in southern China, forcing 68,000 people to flee their homes.

Summer’s extreme weather

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“Off the Grid”: The growing appeal of going off the grid

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The plagiarism generation

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Playboy redefines “safe for work”

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Uzbek women allege forced sterilization

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The cover of the report, "Transforming the National AIDS Response"

Women: The missing weapon against AIDS

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“Voyager”: Who needs astronauts?

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A screenshot from the TEDWomen website

Does the world need TEDWomen?

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San Antonio Silver Spur's Becky Hammon, left, and Minnesota Lynx's Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, right, compete for a rebound during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, June 26, 2010 in San Antonio. San Antonio won 80-66. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay)

What’s on TV: Not women’s sports

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France's Kenza Drider, dressed in a niqab, speaks with reporters during a press conference in Montreuil, east of Paris, Tuesday May 18, 2010. The French government will examine Wednesday, a proposed bill forbidding burqa-style Islamic veils that cover the face, on the grounds that they do not respect French values or women's dignity.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) (AP)

French parliament OKs burqa ban

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A woman wears a burqa as she walks on a street in Saint-Denis, near Paris, in April.

In defense of the burqa ban

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Breaking: Middle-aged women like sex

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“Losing Our Cool”: The high price of staying cool

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Google ups benefits for gays

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Guns for batterers

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Algeria striker Rafik Saifi wipes his mouth in the mixed zone at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, South Africa, after the Algeria against United States in a World Cup soccer match Wednesday June 23, 2010. Saifi has been involved in an altercation with a journalist after his team was eliminated from the World Cup. The incident following Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the United States happened at Loftus Versfeld. A female reporter from an Algerian publication was heard shouting at Saifi, who left the stadium holding his lip and refusing to respond to questions. (AP Photo/Rob Harris) (Rob Harris)

Soccer player slaps female reporter

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Female hand holding contraceptives against a white background

The pill without a prescription?

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The US team celebrates after scoring during a 2010 World Cup match against England

The politics of the World Cup

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United States midfielder Brandi Chastain celebrates her winning penalty kick to defeat China 5-4 at the Women's World Cup soccer final between the two countries July 10 at the Rose Bowl. The United States women's national soccer team were named Sportswomen of the Year (1999) by Sports Illustrated magazine. FP/FMS/AA (© Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

Remember the Women’s World Cup?

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FDA: New “morning-after pill” is safe

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The political zoo

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