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The real reasons why more young women freeze their eggs

Egg freezing is one of today’s fastest-growing reproductive technologies. It's seen as a kind of 'fertility insurance' for the future, but that doesn’t address today’s deeper feelings of uncertainty around parenthood, heterosexual relationships, and the reproductive path forward. In this documentary, freelance producer Alison Motluk explores the history, significance, and reality of egg freezing for women.

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  Why spirituality is central to Indigenous mathematics

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  How 'body horror' helps us confront the fears within us

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  How to change minds and find common ground

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  Why yellow traffic lights were designed to be ambiguous

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  The 'dangerous' promise of a techno-utopian future

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  Open your gift: a podcast of nonfiction recommendations

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  Your tomatoes have a backstory and it’s not always pretty

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  Bringing a farm — and its philosophy — back to life

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  Pt 2 | Architect Frank Gehry on how to exit life

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  Pt 1 | The architecture that brought Frank Gehry to tears

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  The best — and worst — ideas of the last six decades

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  How IDEAS saved a listener from sending a regrettable email

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  CBC Massey Lecturers reveal how the talks changed them

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  The time when a guest said, "I love you!"

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  How an IDEAS episode on traffic changed a doctor's practice

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  How music transports the Afghan diaspora to their homeland