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Can Smiley Faces (and a 14-Step Program to Stop Overconsumption) Save the Global Climate?

Energy efficiency seems to make rational economic sense—the less energy used, the more money saved. Yet, in the real world it's actually competition with neighbors rather than cost savings that can drive people to turn down their thermostats, install insulation or simply switch off the lights when they leave a room.
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Extraordinary Perception
We think of people with autism as having a deficit in cognitive processing—but their distractibility could also result from having enhanced perceptual capabilities
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Thin Wallets, Thick Waistlines: New USDA Effort Targets Link between Obesity and Food Stamps
Could added incentives and other changes to the federal food stamp program trim rampant obesity rates among low-income groups?
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Advances in disease surveillance: Putting the "public" into public health
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Advances in disease surveillance: Putting the "public" into public health

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Thin Wallets, Thick Waistlines: New USDA Effort Targets Link between Obesity and Food Stamps

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Condoms for the World Cup and other ways to keep HIV at bay

Can Smiley Faces (and a 14-Step Program to Stop Overconsumption) Save the Global Climate?

Researchers Gain New Insights into the Mystery of Thalidomide-Caused Birth Defects

Genetics in the Gut: Intestinal Microbes Could Drive Obesity and Other Health Issues

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