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A devastating storm swept through Washington Friday night. By Saturday morning we were all left wondering, “what in the world had happened?”
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July 1: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Today at the Folklife Festival: tea dance, African heritage dancers and drummers, and Hungarian roma music
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Temple Grandin on a New Approach for Thinking About Thinking
The famed author and advocate for people with autism looks at the differences in how the human mind operates
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Let the Children Play, It’s Good for Them!
A leading researcher in the field of cognitive development says when children pretend, they’re not just being silly—they’re doing science
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What is So Good About Growing Old
Forget about senior moments. The great news is that researchers are discovering some surprising advantages of aging
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Man or Computer? Can You Tell the Difference?
Could you be fooled by a computer pretending to be human? Probably
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The Science of Choking Under Pressure
With amateurs and pros clamoring for answers, a psychologist who studies screw-ups comes through in the clutch
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Somehow, the brain is greater than the sum of its parts
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How Dogs Can Help Veterans Overcome PTSD
New research finds that “man’s best friend” could be lifesavers for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
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The Top Athletes Looking for an Edge and the Scientists Trying to Stop Them
Behind the scenes there will be a high-tech, high-stakes competition between Olympic athletes who use banned substances and drug testers out to catch them
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The Future of Cheating in Sports
As technology advances, so will access to ingenious—and troubling—new techniques
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Where Do All Those Facebook Photos Go?
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Animal Brains, More Beautiful Than You Could Ever Imagine
More than just eye candy, these images are teaching scientists new insights into how the brain is organized
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There’s a New Breed of Forty-Niners Rushing to the Pacific
Lured by the soaring price of the precious metal, prospectors are heading for the California hills like it’s 1849 all over again
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