Here's our daily list of articles from across the Web about family- and faith-related topics as well as our other four areas of emphasis: education, causes, media and moneywise.
Some of these stories will find their way to The Pulse, a curated list of the top news stories of the day on our homepage. Others will pop up in our articles. So scan the entire list below or focus on the section that interests you most, and don't forget to send us your feedback. For tips and suggestions, email hscribner@deseretdigital.com.
FAMILY
Red families vs. blue families: Which are happier? — Family Studies
Creative couple captures pregnancy prep in adorable time-lapse video — The Huffington Post
Dad uses The Force to build his daughter a speeder bike rocking horse — Digg
Sisters risk it all... for cupcakes — CNN
What every parent knows (and Target doesn't) about boys and girls — Fox News
Khaleesi is now a popular baby name in Britain—but Amelia still wins hands down — Quartz
How I kept going after losing both my children — The Huffington Post
9 things you might not know are keeping your kid up at night — The Huffington Post
10 expert tips you didn't know about getting your teenager to open up — The Huffington Post
Study: To win a woman’s heart, try feeding her first — Quartz
FAITH
The former monk who is a father to 85 children — NPR
My strangely amazing year of living gratefully — The Daily Beast
3 ways Christians turn people off from church — Relevant
Sure, evangelical numbers are steady ... but at what cost? — Religion Dispatches
What is Donald Trump teaching Christians? — OnFaith
Oliver Sacks: Sabbath — The New York Times
EDUCATION
'Play this video game and call me in the morning' — NPR
With Discovery, 3 scientists chip away at an unsolvable math problem — NPR
The (possibly) post-No Child Left Behind presidency — The Daily Beast
Why I’m glad I had student loans — The Federalist
MEDIA
Questions to ask before watching an 'R-Rated' show — Relevant
Television 2015: Is there really too much TV? — NPR
'Empire' and One Direction win at 17th Teen Choice Awards — TIME
Fan art depicts Ronda Rousey as Marvel superheroes — CNN
Taylor Swift's emotional speech for godson — TV3
Janelle Monáe cut off by NBC presenter as she attempts to give speech on police brutality — NME
Spotify lost Taylor, but it won Barack — The Atlantic
CAUSES
Bug-killing book pages clean murky drinking water — BBC
After Katrina, New Orleans' public housing is a mix of pastel and promises — NPR
When a budget motel is 'home,' there's little room for childhood — NPR
The plight of refugees, the shame of the world — The New York Times
A group of twentysomethings is feeding the homeless across India and Pakistan — BuzzFeed
MONEYWISE
Women who work over 40 hours a week may struggle to get pregnant: study — Northern Californian
Inside Amazon: Wrestling big ideas in a bruising workplace — The New York Times
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos defends company's workplace culture — BBC
The management tool Amazon employees hate could be coming to your company — Quartz
Entrepreneurs don’t have a special gene for risk—they come from families with money — Quartz
5 inspiring lessons from people who drastically changed their careers — Mashable
Mid-career checklist on your financial progress — Forbes
Will robots create good jobs? — The Atlantic
Retirement isn't what it used to be — The Atlantic
Herb Scribner is a writer for Deseret News National. Send him an email at hscribner@deseretdigital.com or follow him on Twitter @herbscribner.