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For one person, the idea of spending a cold winter's night alone seems great -- a perfect time to catch up on novels, watch cheesy movies, and drink hot chocolate with marshmallows. For another, the prospect is less comforting -- feelings of depression, anger, isolation set in as the hours go by.
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Parents and governments are taking a "high-stakes gamble" with the long-term wellbeing of children by subjecting them to long hours of formal childcare from a very young age, according to a Unicef report.
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How the president-elect tapped into a powerful-and only recently studied-human emotion called "elevation."
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Nobody wants to think about their brain's shrinking. But our brains do so as we age.
They decrease in size by about 2 percent per decade; and the brains of drinkers may shrink more quickly, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Neurology, a publication of the American Medical Association.
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Die-hard liberals and conservatives aren't made; they're born. It's literally in their DNA.
That's the implication of a study by a group of researchers who wanted to see if there was a biological basis for people's political attitudes.
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Science is tracing the biological roots of our intuitive sense of what is right and what is wrong.
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Did your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)? You can't make your child be gifted, but you can help your kid reach his or her potential.
Wow, clearly she's a genius!
Or, um, maybe not.
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Being happy has always seemed like a good idea. But now science, with research to back it up, can finally show us how to get there.
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Fertility expert Lord Robert Winston says Richard Dawkins has been "irresponsible" for alienating religious people from science. Also includes a section on epigentics.
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Some scientists think climate change needs a more radical approach. As well as trying to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, they have plans to re-engineer the Earth.
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Do kids who are tested frequently learn more than kids who aren't?
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What cognitive neuroscience is uncovering about the fascinating biology behind our most complex feelings. As it turns out, love really is blind.
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DNA discoveries are revealing why even the best parenting doesn't have the effects experts promise, from breast-feeding to letting kids learn from mistakes.
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6.08.09 Two Into One Won't Go: Cambridge Survey Shows new Doubts over Working Mothers John Carvel The Guardian
6.08.08 Should Teachers do the Parenting Too? Donald Macleod The Guardian
6.08.08 You're Checked Out, but Your Brain is Tuned In Benedict Carey New York Times
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18.07.08 Al Gore lays down green challenge to America Zachary Coile San Francisco Chronicle
17.07.08 Why happiness is overrated Stuart Jeffries The Guardian
17.07.08 Study: Teens Getting Less Exercise AP/Lindsey Tanner Time
15.07.08 Prozac Nation No More? Anne Underwood Newsweek
15.07.08 Taking a Cue From Ants on Evolution of Humans Nicholas Wade New York Times
15.07.08 Background TV is bad for young children's development, says study James Randerson The Guardian