Too Much Sleep Can Be Risky for Older Americans

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1. For older Americans, too much sleep can be risky.

By Michael S. Goldberg in BU Today

2. OPEC is dead.

By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry in the Week

3. Soon, you can have any clothing you like generate power for your phone.

By the University of Massachusetts Amherst

4. Americans want more than higher education is giving.

By Anne-Marie Slaughter in the Atlantic

5. The secret to happiness might be ignoring what you can’t change.

By Massimo Pigliucci in Aeon

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