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Weekly Wrap 10.23.15: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

1. Nurses, Fathers, Teachers, Mothers. Why Do We Devalue Someone the Minute They Care for Others?

"That work of investing in others is actually just as important as the work we do for money. I now look at my mother’s work as a homemaker as well as her work as an artist, and I say, ‘Those things are equal.’ I didn’t believe that three years ago."

2. Do You Think Science and Religion Conflict? Probably Not, if You're Highly Religious

Yep, you read that right. Polls show many people may think science and religion conflict in the abstract, but far fewer think so of their own religious beliefs.

3. Secular, But Feeling a Call to Divinity School

“I didn’t feel unwelcome, but I did feel like it was a call to creativity,” Ms. Thurston, 30, recalled of her initiation. “I wanted to respond to what I saw as a crisis of isolation among young people.”

4. 'Star Wars' Lets Princess Leia Age Realistically. Thank You, Hollywood

Actress Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) on working with members of the original Star Wars cast: “We all look a little melted. It’s good to see other melted people.”

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