Even before they can read, young children are visualizing letters and other objects with the same strategies adults use

Some children focused on fewer parts of the object and spent less time studying its details. This suggests they used a ...
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Phillies looking to 'flip the script' as NLDS shifts to L.A.

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper says the only thing the flat Phillies can do in Los Angeles is "flip the script." Flip it? Philadelphia needs to tear it up and start typing from scratch, because, in ...
Inc

Neuroscience Says This Is How You Can Turn a Bad Memory Into a Good (and Useful) Memory

I was staying in a hotel with our two grandsons and the fire alarm went off at 1 a.m. We threw on coats, hustled down the stairs, and stood in the cold in front of the building. While most fire alarms ...
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How to Turn Waste Plywood into a Functional Workshop Tool

There’s something incredibly satisfying about creating a tool from materials that would’ve gone in the bin. This project started as an experiment, but it ended up being one of the most useful things ...
AOL

25 Ways to Turn Baked Potatoes Into a Delicious Dinner

On their own, baked potatoes are one of the absolute best foods. They’re cheap, filling, and require practically zero effort to make. All you really need is salt, pepper, and a pat of butter. You ...
The Economist

A new technique can turn a woman’s skin cells into eggs

MANY COUPLES struggle to conceive. Some are helped by IVF (in-vitro fertilisation). But if the woman has no usable eggs to fertilise, they must either give up or use a donor. Researchers have thus ...
The New York Times

Can the Tigers turn a September slide into a World Series run? Here’s what history tells us

BOSTON — Saturday night under the Fenway Park lights, Tarik Skubal stood proud, puffing a victory cigar and still drying from the champagne showers. Despite a slog to the finish that included a 7-17 ...
Wall Street Journal

Have Old Paper Savings Bonds? Here’s How to Turn Them Into Cash

Americans are sitting on more than $39 billion of matured but unredeemed U.S. savings bonds, according to the Treasury Department, but cashing them isn’t as simple as it was. Electronic savings bonds ...
Forbes

Turn Shutdown Theater Into A Slim-Down: Cut Spending And Regulation At Once

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fred L. Smith Jr. Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Looming federal government shutdowns should be treated as ...
WKOW

VIDEO: Verona police turn a dangerous moment into a unique bird rescue

VERONA, Wis. (WKOW) -- Verona police turned a dangerous moment on a highway into a rescue that's now making its rounds on social media. It happened on Highway 18/151, when police received calls about ...
The Conversation

From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge

Bethany Kiss receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Sarah Bekessy receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ian ...
Bustle

The 3 Zodiac Signs Most Likely To Turn Situationships Into Relationships

Situationships have a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re texting someone new, going on cute dates, and enjoying fun hookups. The next, you’re three months into a confusing relationship and ...