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Asking Permission Or Recording History When Photographing Grief

This photograph of Aline Marie praying outside St. Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Conn., has become the focus of a conversation surrounding ethics and photography on NPR's Picture Show blog. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Asking Permission Or Recording History When Photographing Grief

NPR's photo blog has started a remarkably considered conversation over the ethics of taking a moving Newtown picture of a woman praying in grief. The woman and the photographer — each sympathetic — weigh in. The blog's debate over trade-offs is worth expanding to a wider public.

Resolving To Be A Better Person This Year? It'll Take More Than Good Intentions

Now that the party is over, are you ready to make good on your New Year's resolutions? Kurt Desplenter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Resolving To Be A Better Person This Year? It'll Take More Than Good Intentions

What can we learn from philosophers about keeping New Year's resolutions and becoming better people? Commentator Tania Lombrozo considers some clever studies on the relationship between words and deeds.