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1. An extra year of high school can set students up for success.
By Katrina Schwartz in Mindshift
2. Fasting may lead to a longer life.
By Karen Feldscher in the Harvard Gazette
3. Social media might be able to diagnose illnesses — at a cost.
By Sam Volchenboum in WIRED
4. Bilingual children are better able to recognize voices.
By NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
5. Do we want robots to give us unconditional love?
By Merritt Baer in the Daily Beast
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