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For most people, turning 12 is a big deal because you are finally old enough to safely use adult antiseptic…
Oct 28 2014
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Students at the University of Pennsylvania will be pleased to learn that their extracurricular activities have been turned into a class they can pay for: ENGL 111.301: Wasting time on the Internet is being taught by Professor Kenneth Goldsmith. According to the description, attendees "will be required to stare at the… Read more
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Jan 28 2013
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As children, many of us encountered Richard Scarry's book, What Do People Do all Day? A classic kid's book, it uses…
Jan 22 2013
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If you're having trouble taking in new information as you get older, don't fret. It's not that age is making you…
Jun 16 2011
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Research shows that handwriting practice isn't just a useless task your teachers concocted to annoy you — it could…
Mar 1 2011
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A now-classic study found something curious: when they posed 5th graders with tough problems, the brightest girls…
Aug 13 2009
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"'Edupunk,' [Jim Groom] tells me in the opening notes of his first email, 'is about the utter irresponsibility and…
Mar 5 2008
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Neurologists say that girls process words differently than boys do, which may account for their superior language…