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View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Monday, April 10, 2017 [The New York Times]( [NYTimes.com »]( [The New York Times]( Monday, April 10, 2017 Jenice Kim/Rhode Island School of Design [On Campus]( [Check This Box if You’re a Good Person]( By REBECCA SABKY On college applications, every so often, the kindness of a student can’t help shining through.  ADVERTISEMENT  Paul Rogers Help Me De-Stress [Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones]( By JANE E. BRODY Chronically viewing the glass as half-empty inhibits one’s ability to bounce back from life’s inevitable stresses. [From left, Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby of “Sesame Street,” which appears on PBS stations.]( Dolly Faibyshev for The New York Times Give Me Something To Talk About Over Dinner [Stanley McChrystal: Save PBS. It Makes Us Safer.]( By STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL President Trump wants to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting while increasing it for the military. That’s a false choice. HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [newsletters@nytimes.com](mailto:newsletters@nytimes.com?subject=The%20Edit%20227%20Newsletter%20Feedback).  Areas of Study [A kindergartner organizes blocks into a sequence of commands at the Eliot-Pearson Children’s School at Tufts University.]( Charlie Mahoney for The New York Times Education [Learning to Think Like a Computer]( By LAURA PAPPANO Computational thinking — approaching problems the way a programmer would — is captivating educators, from kindergarten teachers to college professors. Tim Enthoven Gender Studies [Do Millennial Men Want Stay-at-Home Wives?]( By STEPHANIE COONTZ New research indicates a stall, maybe even a retreat, in the movement toward gender equality. [Jared Kushner]( Sasha Maslov for The New York Times Political Science [Jared Kushner, Man of Steel]( By FRANK BRUNI The president’s faith in his son-in-law is magical thinking.  Psychology [How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons]( By NOAM SCHEIBER The start-up has undertaken an extraordinary experiment in behavioral science to subtly entice an independent work force to maximize company revenue. [A workshop at the home base in Medellín, Colombia, of Unsettled, a start-up that organizes 30-day co-working experiences around the world for creative people, entrepreneurs and other professionals.]( Juan Arredondo for The New York Times Study Abroad [The Digital Nomad Life: Combining Work and Travel]( By TANYA MOHN Dozens of new programs allow the experience of living and working in far-off places, weeks or months at a time. Chad Batka for The New York Times Writing & Composition [What We’re Reading]( Compiled by ANDREA KANNAPELL Great reads around the web, from Kirk Johnson, Jan Hoffman and others. ADVERTISEMENT  [Martin Gibala]( McMaster University Adulting [How to Do the Shortest Workout Possible]( By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Martin Gibala is the scientist we most have to thank for the popularity of very brief, very hard exercise. Karsten Moran for The New York Times ICYMI [Respect Your Cat (Not That It Cares)]( By ABIGAIL TUCKER Don’t patronize them, fear them. And for God’s sake don’t eat them. Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and NYTimes apps for just $1 a week. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The Edit newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018