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</gpt-ad> <div class="fluid-container body"> <div class="river-body"> <div class="author-header "> <div class="name"> Olga Khazan </div> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/authors/k/olga-khazan/headshot/headshot.jpg" class="headshot" height="" width="59"/> </figure> <ul class="social-links"> <li><a class="social-icon facebook" target="_blank" data-omni-click="inherit" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736/https://www.facebook.com/olgakhazan"></a></li> <li><a class="social-icon twitter" target="_blank" data-omni-click="inherit" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736/https://twitter.com/olgakhazan"></a></li> </ul> <div class="bio"> Olga Khazan is a staff writer at <em>The Atlantic</em>, where she covers health. </div> </div> <div class="hero">  <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/into-the-body-of-another/392522/" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'hero',r' ',r'392522'"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/05/01PregnantDrugUse2000x1245/hero_wide_640.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">Into the Body of Another</h2> </a> <p class="dek"><span>In an effort to protect children in the midst of addiction epidemics, some states are jailing women for using drugs during pregnancy. </span><span>But is incarceration the best approach?</span></p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"><time datetime="2015-05-08">May 8, 2015</time></li> </ul> </div> <ul class="river"> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'0',r'402535'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/mommy-bloggers-money/402535/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/2684043162_bba892e0f7_o/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">Can Mommy Bloggers Still Make a Living?</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Heather Armstrong’s <em>Dooce</em> once drew millions of readers. Her blog’s semi-retirement speaks to the challenges of earning money as an individual blogger today. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-04"> Sep 4, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/mommy-bloggers-money/402535/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402535" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'1',r'403444'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/the-invisible-storm-of-the-neurotic-mind/403444/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/shutterstock_101279827/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">The Invisible Storm of the Neurotic Mind</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Some people see threats even when none are present. Strangely, it can make them more creative. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-03"> Sep 3, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/the-invisible-storm-of-the-neurotic-mind/403444/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403444" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article note-article noimage" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'2',r'403495'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2015/09/balance-your-diabetes-with-some-light-jogging/403495/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <h2 class="hed">Balance Your Diabetes With Some Light Jogging</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Last night on YouTube I saw my first ad for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736/http://mymixify.com/">Mixify</a>, the newish initiative by Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and… </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-02"> Sep 2, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2015/09/balance-your-diabetes-with-some-light-jogging/403495/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> <li class="notes-branding"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/"><span>Notes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'3',r'403342'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/you-dont-have-to-be-good-at-math-to-learn-to-code/403342/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/406295610_d1c4ab4e63_o/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">You Don't Have to Be Good at Math to Learn to Code</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Learning to program involves a lot of Googling, logic, and trial-and-error—but almost nothing beyond fourth-grade arithmetic. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-02"> Sep 2, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/you-dont-have-to-be-good-at-math-to-learn-to-code/403342/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403342" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'4',r'402967'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/testosterone-brain/402967/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/AP_834171977656/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">How Testosterone Affects Language</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> A brain-imaging study suggests the hormone might play a role in differences in how men and women speak. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-01"> Sep 1, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/testosterone-brain/402967/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402967" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article note-article noimage" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'5',r'402886'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2015/08/manic-pixie-dream-girl-zanily-dances-her-way-into-oxford-dictionaries/402886/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <h2 class="hed">Zanily Dancing Her Way Into the Dictionary</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Oxford Dictionaries, the hip, young cousin to the Oxford English Dictionary, announced its newest additions last week. 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starches are an essential human nutrient and can be part of an effective weight-loss plan. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-18"> Aug 18, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/carbs-are-fine/401513/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt401513" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'11',r'401297'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/08/the-tribe-review-myroslav-slaboshpytskiy/401297/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/THE_TRIBE_Converse/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><i>The 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data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/2015/08/original_27-2/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">Thinking Outside the Cube</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> How offices will change—for better and for worse </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-10"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2015/09/" class="issue">September 2015 Issue</a> </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/thinking-outside-the-cube/399374/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="coma99374" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'14',r'400883'"> <a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/what-runners-think-about/400883/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054736im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/4711686704_776b725ba7_o/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">What Runners Are Thinking</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> About their pace, their pain, and traffic, mostly </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/" title="Olga Khazan">Olga Khazan</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-10"> Aug 10, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054736/http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/what-runners-think-about/400883/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt400883" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'landing',r' ',d,r'river',r'15',r'400532'"> 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