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The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad
A review of research shows the demonstrated benefits — and risks — of various yoga practices. Simon & Schuster, 2012, 298 p., $26
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Taste What You’re Missing: The Passionate Eater’s Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good by Barb Stuckey
Learn why bacon is so delicious and cilantro is not for everyone in this exploration of how the senses of taste, smell, hearing and sight influence the experience of food. Free Press, 2012, 407 p., $26
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Baby-Making: What the New Reproductive Treatments Mean for Families and Society by Bart Fauser and Paul Devroey
Two fertility doctors describe modern technologies and the future of assisted reproduction. Oxford Univ., 2011, 292 p., $29.95
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The Hot and Cold of Priming
Psychologists are divided on whether unnoticed cues can influence behavior.
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Traces of Inaugural Life
Geologists, biologists join forces to tell new stories about the first cells on Earth.
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Secret of a Lifetime
How long a neutron lives holds clues to the cosmos.
- Psychology
When good moods go decisively bad
Positive feelings may lead seniors to weigh fewer options and make poorer choices in some situations.
- Humans
Crime numbers may mislead
Criminologists argue that city safety rankings should consider underreporting and other sources of error in compiling statistics.
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- Earth
Study keeps pace with Greenland glaciers
Herky-jerky motion of the island’s ice suggests that melting ice is unlikely to contribute to dramatic sea level rise this century, but the news isn’t all good.
