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# Eating at the Wrong Time Could Affect Your Body Weight


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[The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/)


## The Aspen Institute


Aug 2, 2017 4:00 PM UTC

by 

[The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/)


## The Aspen Institute


Aug 2, 2017 4:00 PM UTC

**1\.** [**Eating at the wrong time can affect your body weight and more.**](http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/news-releases/year-2017/jul/lifespan-research-takahashi.html)

By the _UT Southwestern Medical Center_

**2\.** [**North Korea’s weapons are improving. Should Hawaii have a stronger missile defense?**](http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/08/improve-hawaiis-missile-defenses-now/139894/)

By Dan Leaf at _Defense One_

**3\.** [**This is why people hate the cable company.**](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/bad-ratings?curator=TechREDEF)

By Sheelah Kolhatkar in the _New Yorker_

**4\.** [**Here’s how vaccines can help fight surging antibiotic resistance.**](https://www.statnews.com/2017/08/01/antibiotic-resistance-vaccines/)

By Bruce Gellin in _STAT News_

**5\.** [**In the age of autonomous vehicles, will the drivers license be obsolete? Not quite.**](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40570592)

By Jennifer Bradley at _BBC News_

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