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“ ‘We are the pro-life generation,’ said signs carried by the crowd, about half its members appearing to be younger than 30.” (Robert McCartney of the Washington Post, reporting on the March for Life in the nation’s capital.)
Don’t Take This Sitting Down: “In a provocative look at the impact of sedentary behavior on health, a new study links time watching television to an increased risk of death. One of the most surprising findings is that it isn't just couch potatoes who were affected—even for people who exercised regularly, the risk of death went up the longer they were in front of the TV. The problem was the prolonged periods of time spent sitting still.”
“Antispanking advocates say that physical discipline isn't just immoral but also detrimental to a child's long-term adjustment. Yet a new study by Calvin College's Marjorie Gunnoe found no evidence to support the claim. In fact, it found that those adolescents who were spanked as young children actually ended up having a sunnier outlook and were better students than those who were never spanked.” (Mollie Ziegler Hemingway in the WSJ)
According to Dunbar’s Number, named after British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, the cognitive limit to the number of people you can be friends with is 150. According to a study, it also applies to Facebook. So about a hundred of you are going to have to defriend me.
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