Kristen French

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    I Track Space Debris As It Crashes to Earth

    A planetary scientist explains how we can stalk this smoking wreckage

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    Holy @#$%! Half of Parents Ok with Their Kids Swearing

    Parents say context and age matter

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    Motivation Can Profoundly Shape Your Memories

    Different moods may determine what details you remember and how you recall them later

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    The Brain Might Not Function Like We Thought It Did

    Complex thought may be organized by connection, not anatomy

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    How Being a Good Dad Makes for Healthier Children

    Paternal warmth before the age of 1 can set the tone for the family and influence physical health years later

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    Your Voice Gives Away Valuable Personal Information

    The privacy risks of always-listening voice control systems—and how to protect against them

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    How Having Kids Makes Parents Disgust-Proof

    All those dirty diapers make it pretty hard to get grossed out about anything else

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    Your Infant Knows Exactly What Your Baby Talk Means

    It may help infants learn vowel sounds

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    Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You

    Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced

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    In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination

    Making magic mushrooms not quite so magic