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April 17, 2026

Getting $750 a Month Didn’t End Homelessness — But Our Study Shows It Still Improved the Lives of Homeless People

Humanity / 4 min. read

Can giving homeless people $750 a month to use any way they choose help them move into long-term housing? I am the director of the University of Southern California Homelessness Policy Research Institute. My research team, in partnership with Miracle Messages, a San Francisco social services nonprofit, set out to answer that question in a study that will be published in an upcoming peer-reviewed issue of Social Work Research.

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TED2026 Was “Christmas for the Brain”: Dive Into Our 5 Favorite Talks From the Conference

Culture / 7 min. read

What will it take to build a better future? According to TED2026, everyone — which is why “All of Us” was this year’s theme. The weeklong conference, held April 13-17 in Vancouver, Canada, assembled some of the world’s most inspiring thought leaders for what TED Fellow Lope Gutiérrez-Ruiz described as “Christmas for the brain.” “TED’s

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Blind Man Wearing Smart Glasses Completes Marathon With Help of Hundreds of Virtual Volunteers

Sports / 4 min. read

On Sunday, Clarke Reynolds was one of over 14,000 people who participated in England’s Brighton Marathon. But completing the 26.2-mile course wasn’t the only thing he achieved: The 45-year-old also marked a technological milestone, becoming the first blind person to run a full marathon with the help of volunteers guiding him through his smart glasses.

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