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Defaming Businesses Doesn't Protect Consumers
Jack Nicastro
Richard Trumka, a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced in April 2024 that major retailers, including Target and Walmart, would stop selling weighted baby swaddles. ...[Continue Reading]
Reason
2 days ago
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What Can We Learn About Nonverbal Communication from TVs The Big Bang Theory?
Charles Duhigg
Why is it that we can tell someone Im totally fine! and they instantly know were not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect w ...[Continue Reading]
Slate Magazine
1 day ago
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What does TikTok get right and wrong about intuitive eating?
Lucia Stein
Warning: This article mentions eating disorders, disordered eating and restrictive eating practices. When registered dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch sat down to write an anti-diet book tha ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
1 day ago
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Instant relief: McDonalds customer says this popular combo is effective at removing migraines. Is that true?
Charlotte Colombo
When you think of McDonalds and soda, you probably dont associate them with the hallmarks of health. However, according to people online, a combination of McDonalds fries and Coca-Cola might make the ...[Continue Reading]
The Daily Dot
1 day ago
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Actors Who Were Almost Cast As Star Trek's Data Before Brent Spiner
staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
Kevin Peter Hall was also being considered, and monster movie fans will recognize him as the stunt player inside the alien suit in John McTiernan's "Predator." At 7'2", Hall cut an impressive figure ...[Continue Reading]
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Indonesia got some treasures back, but can it protect them?
Bill Birtles
Standing silently, a 2.4 metre tall statue of four-headed Hindu god Brahma could tell an extraordinary story of adventure and intrigue over its seven centuries of existence. It is one of eight Hindu ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
1 day ago