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Getting to obesity’s bottom line

New book examines roots of public’s hunger full story»

In search of grammatical architecture behind words

Polinsky looks for what all languages share full story»

'Digital immigrants' teaching 'digital natives'

Berkman conference ponders universities' digital future full story»

Viviany Taqueti: Writer, doctor, public servant

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A tale of two scholars: The Darwin debate at Harvard

Louis Agassiz was a scientist with a blind spot — he rejected the theory of evolution full story»

Looking for language’s universal logic

Chierchia searches out common underlying structure in languages full story»

Children can perform approximate math without arithmetic instruction

Study shows that children spontaneously show a sense of number when presented with symbolic math full story»

Addiction illuminates concept of ‘free will’

Hyman looks at process by which humans choose among many goals full story»

Forty percent of world lacks clean water, solutions sought

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Howard Gardner's 'quintet of minds'

Psychologist’s latest work is more than just descriptive full story»

Noyce Scholarships provide incentive for public school internships

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Panel offers valuable advice on coping with stress and depression

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Patrick announces $1B initiative

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Too much water can be life-threatening for marathoners

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Peabody teams will scan other endangered monuments

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