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9 stories for“back to school season”

People start things at the beginning of a week, a month or a school year far more often than at any other moment. Behavioural scientists call it the fresh start effect, and it is worth using deliberately.

Aug 17, 2026

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The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud

For ten weeks the Gulf empties. In the last fortnight of August it refills, all at once, and the version of the city you got used to disappears in about four days.

Aug 16, 2026

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September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud

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September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud