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Our ability to resist temptation is increasingly shaped by forces beyond our control In the 1960s the Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel...
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A crossword puzzle with a twist Today’s puzzle illuminates one of the smash hits of theoretical computer science, a mind-boggling...
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If you can find a dark enough location, the constellation Cancer and Beehive star cluster are well-placed for observation March...
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The state is in the grip of a measles outbreak, yet Joseph Ladapo, the surgeon general, continues to ignore medical...
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