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3Oct/160

As Boys Get Fatter, Parents Worry One Body Part Is Too Small – The New York Times

Questions about penis size have become more common over the past decade, as my colleagues and I have all seen more overweight children coming in for physical exams, writes the pediatrician Dr. Perri Klass.

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3Oct/160

Ask Well: The Best Time to Exercise to Lose Weight – The New York Times

There is some evidence that working out on a completely empty stomach prompts the body to burn more fat and potentially stave off weight gain, compared to exercising at other times.

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3Oct/160

Skills for Historians of the Future: Palaeography | Borealia

Leah Grandy Future historians are facing a crisis in a skill set that has not been a significant issue in the past. As the teaching of cursive writing has been eliminated or greatly diminished from…

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3Oct/160

Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US – BBC News

Russia suspends a deal with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral ties.

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2Oct/160

When it comes to raising children, be a gardener, not a carpenter – Home | The Sunday Edition | CBC Radio

Psychologist Alison Gopnik says parents should put down the flash cards and stop stressing about things like "co-sleeping". Children don't need more structure, she says — they need more freedom. And if they get it, they will thrive in unexpected ways.

Source: When it comes to raising children, be a gardener, not a carpenter - Home | The Sunday Edition | CBC Radio

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2Oct/160

Behind the masks of Papua New Guinea’s Asaro mud men – BBC News

The Asaro mud men from Papua New Guinea's eastern highlands are known for their ghoulish clay masks - now four of them are "artists in residence" at Sydney's Australian Museum.

Source: Behind the masks of Papua New Guinea's Asaro mud men - BBC News

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1Oct/160

Are robots coming for our jobs? – Technology & Science – CBC News

From self-driving taxis, to drones delivering fast food, it seems like everything is becoming automated these days.

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1Oct/160

Listening to the music of Turing’s computer – BBC News

Some 65 years after it was made, earliest known recording of music produced by a computer has finally been restored.

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1Oct/160

Aristotle was right about mathematics after all | Aeon Essays

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