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Primary Care Doctors Shouldn't Be Training in Hospitals (Op-Ed)
By Dr. Bruce Koeppen published
Opinion U.S. med students train in hospitals, discouraging new doctors from choosing critical, less prestigious, jobs as primary-care physicians.

From Slot Machines to Self-Tracking Devices: An Anthropologist Story
By Priya Ramaiah published
Anthropologist Natasha Schüll seeks to understand our connections and responses to machines and technology.

Too Much Screen Time May Worsen Kids' Ability to Read Emotions
By Kelly Dickerson published
New research suggests that spending more time with electronic devices and less time with face-to-face interaction is making kids worse at recognizing and reading emotions in others.

Focus! Distractions Kill Both Time and Quality
By Cyrus Foroughi published
Opinion Distraction saps the quality of your work, not just the speed.

Unleashing the Power of the Bilingual Mind (Op-Ed)
By Anna Beres published
Opinion Can mixing languages in your mind help you learn both?
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