The Checklist Manifesto

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The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande

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Reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds.

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302 articles, 49 rated

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An Unbelievable Story of Rape

An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.

T. Christian Miller&Ken Armstrong·ProPublica·December 201510.0(5)

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An Unbelievable Story of Rape

What Do Animals Understand About Death?

What Do Animals Understand About Death?

Kathryn Schulz·The New Yorker·October 2024

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Surviving What I Can’t Forgive

Surviving What I Can’t Forgive

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We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?

We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?

Allison Parshall·Scientific American·October 2026

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For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA

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An Unbelievable Story of Rape

An Unbelievable Story of Rape

T. Christian Miller&Ken Armstrong·ProPublica·December 2015

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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 2026

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For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA

Emily Baumgaertner Nunn·The New York Times·October 2026

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What kind of a person am I? How fear and rejection can underpin OCD

What kind of a person am I? How fear and rejection can underpin OCD

Isabella Gomez&Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong·The Conversation·September 2026

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This Is Your Brain on Short-Form Video

This Is Your Brain on Short-Form Video

Hana Kiros·The Atlantic·September 2026

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Surviving What I Can’t Forgive

Surviving What I Can’t Forgive

Grace Spulak·The Cut·September 2026

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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 2026

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The Dark Side of Mindfulness

The Dark Side of Mindfulness

Olga Khazan·The Atlantic·September 2026

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We go months without seeing my son’s face

We go months without seeing my son’s face

Sarah Farmer·The Independent·September 2026

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What Do Animals Understand About Death?

What Do Animals Understand About Death?

Kathryn Schulz·The New Yorker·October 2024

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The Itch

The Itch

Atul Gawande·The New Yorker·June 2008

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In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

Andrea Dworkin·Evergreen Review·June 1994

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Swamp Boy Medical Mystery

Swamp Boy Medical Mystery

Kris Newby·Now This·October 2022

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More than a feeling - thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate

More than a feeling - thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate

Tucker J. Gregor·The Conversation·February 2026

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Freud, Jung and the Collective Unconscious (Published 1970)

Freud, Jung and the Collective Unconscious (Published 1970)

David Elkind·The New York Times·October 1970

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Spalding Gray’s Catastrophe

Spalding Gray’s Catastrophe

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·April 2015

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Face-Blind

Face-Blind

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·August 2010

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Joseph Emerson: 'I had no idea psychedelics could have a prolonged adverse effect'

Joseph Emerson: 'I had no idea psychedelics could have a prolonged adverse effect'

Jules Evans·Ecstatic Integration·November 2025

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Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy

Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy

Maria Konnikova·The New Yorker·December 2014

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Why Aren’t You Laughing?

Why Aren’t You Laughing?

David Sedaris·The New Yorker·June 2017

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What Science Knows About Grief

What Science Knows About Grief

Amanda Petrusich·The New Yorker·June 2026

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My Addicted Son

My Addicted Son

David Sheff·The New York Times·February 2005

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Surviving What I Can’t Forgive

Surviving What I Can’t Forgive

Grace Spulak·The Cut·September 2026

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In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition

In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition

Hilary Beaumont·Wired·August 2026

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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 2026

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The Dark Side of Mindfulness

The Dark Side of Mindfulness

Olga Khazan·The Atlantic·September 2026

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The Case of Anna H.

The Case of Anna H.

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·September 2002

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A Bolt from the Blue

A Bolt from the Blue

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·July 2007

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