Articles filed under Washington Post
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Review: Installing Windows 10 convinced me that Microsoft is backAug 22, 2015 7:31 am - I don't know if I broke a law of computing or committed heresy. But I installed Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro. I had feared that this would condemn me to purgatory in the...
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Does watching a film cliffhanger help us understand the brain?Aug 20, 2015 6:00 am - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funds a lot of weird stuff, and in recent years more and more of it has been about the brain. Its signature work in this fi...
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Could new compound be key to treating obesity?Aug 18, 2015 6:00 am - Ever fantasize of being able to see the benefits of exercise without having to, you know, work out? If so, research from Britain's University of Southampton published re...
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Kids and caffeine: Should you be worried?Aug 18, 2015 6:00 am - My 11-year-old loves to go to the coffee shop with her middle school friends. Chai latte is the drink of choice, and it includes a dose of caffeine. If it's a Starbucks ...
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Why going to the dentist still seems stuck in the Stone AgeAug 17, 2015 6:00 am - Who among us hasn't had this thought, as a dentist industriously and cheerfully chisels and scrapes and drills away at your teeth: Surely there is a better way. When ant...
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Do schools start too early? CDC report says yesAug 17, 2015 6:00 am - Five out of every six middle schools and high schools nationwide start classes earlier than 8:30 a.m., making it difficult for teens to get the sleep they need to be hea...
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Campus childcare could cut costs for a quarter of undergradsAug 16, 2015 7:41 am - Democrats vying for the White House are promoting an unusual way to slash the cost of college for millions of American students: invest in daycare. Slightly more than a ...
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No, Obamacare isn't killing full-time jobs, new evidence showsAug 16, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care reform hasn't meant less time on the job for American workers, according to three newly published studies that challeng...
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You might want to ditch the checking account you opened in high schoolAug 16, 2015 7:32 am - Consumers are creatures of habit -- and that laziness has a cost. It's not unusual for people to procrastinate financial actions until the last possible moment. And once...
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5 financial rules every college student should live byAug 16, 2015 7:31 am - It's time to stuff your suitcases full of all your earthly belongings and go shopping for a hoodie bearing some fearsome mascot. You're headed off to college, perhaps th...