My Life As a Suzuki Mom

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Sean Hackett’s daughter learned to play violin via the Suzuki method. Here’s what he’s learned.

I Regret Finishing High School

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Noah Brand’s eccentric mother offered an alternative to his senior year in public high school. He regrets turning her down.

Let’s Go to Thailand

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Atalwin flies to Thailand to study with a warrior: a former Thai boxer who became a Buddhist monk.

Women Drive Relationships… Apparently.

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HeatherN takes issue with an article from the BBC that claims pair-bonding is more important to women than to men.

MIT Study Claims Men Spend More If Women Are Few

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What do you think guys, are we really that programmed to spend more money to win love from the opposite sex?

Hardwired to Nurture: What the New Testosterone Study Really Says About Men

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Actually, this is news that a lot of fathers want to hear.

Does Buying Sex Make You a Criminal?

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A Boston-based study claims buying sex leads to violent crime.

Technology: Anti-Matter Trapped?

What’s that? They’re just missing dilithium crystals? Scientists have contained anti-matter, and now the sky’s the limit.

Goodness Linked to Being High

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Not that kind of high, the other kind. Just read it.

Beautiful People Won’t Pick Up the Tab

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Next time you go out to dinner, don’t offer to pay the bill. Then, in a week, report back and let me know how single life is treating you.

The ‘Harriet Potter’ Effect, or Why We Prefer Male Characters

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A new study has found that readers show a notable preference for male protagonists.

Study: Bumpy Boners Blotted Out by Evolution

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When we developed into a monogamous species, we became spineless—literally.

Men Are Depressing

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According to a report in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the rate of depressive disorders among men will increase over the next century. Male obsolescence—where have I heard that before?

Study of the Day: Last Name Affects Personality

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Are the Abbots of the world likely to be more successful than the Youngs?

Female Pheromone Turns Wimpy Male Squids Into Butt-Kicking Studs

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If you’re a male squid, things can be tough. Lucky for you, Mother Nature’s got you covered.

Study of the Day: Conservative Brains Have Bigger Fear Centers

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We’re wondering—did they scan any libertarians?