Why all babies say “mama”
It's one of language's few universal words, for reasons that have nothing to do with maternal love
Monday, May 13, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 17Life The Week, Swahili, Maji, Babies
Babies
Life The Week, Swahili, Maji, Babies
“Star Trek’s” Wil Wheaton tells newborn girl why being a nerd “is awesome”
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Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:24 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Babies, Girls, nerds
Kate Middleton to have a girl?
The Duchess of Cambridge may have given away the sex of her child
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Do abandoned children have the right to know their origins?
Surrendered babies and the making of identity
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 23Life Boston Review, Children, The UN
Mall cops harass breast-feeding moms for “exposing themselves”
Three Delaware moms were targeted by mall security -- and a Delaware state trooper -- for breast-feeding in public
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Study: Language learning may begin in utero
Researchers found that infants can respond to their native language only hours after being born
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:37 PM UTC 12Life Science, Babies, Language, learning
Are we born with a sense of fairness?
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Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 4:03 PM UTCLife Video, Pacific Standard
Is Mississippi about to execute an innocent man?
Experts have begun questioning the validity of the autopsy results used to convict Jeffrey Havard of murder
Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 13News AlterNet, Murder, Mississippi
Drinking while pregnant can lower baby’s IQ
A new study suggests even a drink or two a week can harm a child's brain development
Friday, Nov 16, 2012 12:05 AM UTCLife Alcohol, The Fix, Babies, IQ
Occubaby is born!
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Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 9:34 PM UTCLife Occubaby, Pepper-spray, Babies
Can babies read?
YouTube now overflows with videos of tykes "reading" books, but whether they should is another story
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 4:08 PM UTCLife Babies, Neuroscience
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