How Kids Can Use ‘Screen Time’ to Their Advantage
Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik wants us to take a deep breath—and focus on the quality, not quantity, of the time kids use tech.
Germs Are Magic and Other Things We Learned From Ed Yong’s New Book
Cancer Rates Spiked After Fukushima. But Don’t Blame Radiation
People Cross Antarctica All the Time. It’s Still Crazy Hard
The late Antarctic explorer Henry Worsley was a perfectly closed system skiing across the underbelly of the planet---he might have well have been alone on Mars.
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What Happens When You Take ‘Man’ Out of Marines
Military job titles are going to be changed to be less sexist—but only some of them. And that says something about how language handles gender.
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Forces of Nature to Follow if You’re Stuck at Your Desk
From Karl the Fog to God Himself, here are the residents of the natural world you should be following on Twitter.
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The Best Oooey Gooey, Kid-Friendly Science on the Web
From fake blood to rocket-launched lit matches, your budding researcher will love these sites.
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Inanimate Objects You Really Should Follow on Twitter
Sometimes it's better to spend your time on Twitter following things for which it is difficult to feel contempt, things without feelings.
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