Monthly Archives: March 2013

Gone Maple Sugarin’ (Instagram version)

Posted on 03/19/2013 by ErikaChristakis

Apparently my life would be richer with Instagram. My kids keep telling me to get (an?) (on?) Instagram. I think it’s a graphical Twitter, which isn’t as illuminating to me as you’d think. This stuff confuses me. I was very … Continue reading →

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A Free Lunch

Posted on 03/14/2013 by ErikaChristakis

I’m getting a lot of inquiries from people at CNN and radio shows asking me to talk about  paying at-risk teenagers not to become pregnant. Mainly, people seem to think I’m totally nuts, so let me clarify a few key … Continue reading →

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Carrots and Sticks and the politics of teen pregnancy

Posted on 03/12/2013 by ErikaChristakis

To the folks who think I’m crazy for proposing that we pay kids not to get pregnant, a few questions. Why is it so abhorrent to incentivize people, financially, to behave in certain ways? I’m talking about cases where the … Continue reading →

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A Dollar a Day Keeps the Baby Away

Posted on 03/12/2013 by ErikaChristakis

Here’s my TIME.com proposal on how to save money and reduce societal mayhem. (Hat tip to Adam Glick, and to the few programs, like College Bound Sisters, already doing just that.) I’ve written more on pregnancy prevention, for example,  here, and … Continue reading →

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On Losing a Friend

Posted on 03/08/2013 by ErikaChristakis

My Friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them. –Emily Dickinson I lost my oldest friend two weeks ago to Multiple Sclerosis, a friend I’ve known for 38 years, since I was twelve. It’s hard to … Continue reading →

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Preschool Paradox II

Posted on 03/04/2013 by ErikaChristakis

This is a version of my Preschool Paradox which I’ve posted at WBUR’s new online magazine, Cognoscenti. It’s a bit more “suitable for work” than my earlier screedy blog iteration. I’ve just started as a contributor at Cognoscenti and it’s got some good voices … Continue reading →

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