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Stick and stones may break my bones …
Speech is violence, if it causes chronic stress, argues Lisa Feldman Barrett, a Northeastern psychology professor, in The New York Times....

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 23, 20173 min read


Why owls get lower grades
When schools start before 9 am, “owls” get lower grades than “larks,” concludes a new paper in Scientific Reports, writes Helge...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 21, 20171 min read
Reasons to dislike 13 Reasons Why
In 13 Reasons Why, a Netflix series based on Jay Asher’s popular book,a 17-year-old girl sends tapes to all the people she blames for her...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20171 min read


Move to learn
Kids are spending too much time sitting indoors writes Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist, in the Washington Post‘s...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 13, 20172 min read


Schools push back start times
U.S. schools are beginning to push back start times to give teens more time to sleep, reports Chris Weller on Business Insider. The...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 20, 20171 min read


The $10,000 nap
Colleges and high schools are creating “nap clubs” and offering pricey “nap pods” to encourage students to get more sleep, reports Rob...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 11, 20171 min read
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