It's not your imagination -- you and your baby really are on the same wavelength. A team of Princeton researchers has now measured baby and adult brain activity moving in sync as they play and interact together.

New research now reveals the truth behind secrets—and it’s not what you’d expect. First, 97% of people have one or more secrets at any given time. But most common is 13 secrets per person… whoa! What does keeping a secret do to your brain? Here are the 2 biggest problems.

The courses are tailored to artists at various career stages. They start on May 23.

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This week’s episode of the podcast is now up! This one’s on “Train Kept A-Rollin'” by Johnny Burnette and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, and how a novelty song about cowboys written for an Abbot and Costello film became a … Continue reading →

The bus ride from Skopje to Lake Ohrid took about 3 and a bit hours. I enjoyed the views from the bus window as we made our way through Macedonia. I was a bit disorientated when I got out of the bus station but soon got myself sorted on the right path to

Are you getting up The navigator woke early this morning . I never heard him getting up . He was standing at the bottom of the bed What about your walk Are you bothering this morning I had made plans yesterday for todays walk . On the way home

It is Sunday. The shine is shining . It is a day of rest . But each day feels like a day of rest . Everyday feels like a Sunday. I could turn over fall asleep and have a late breakfast . Somehow along the way over the last 30 days walking has become an

Madurai was originally a forest called Kadambavanam i.e. a Vanam forest of Kadamba trees.One day Lord Indra spotted a farmer praying to a Shiva linga in the forest and told King Kulasekara Pandya about the linga. The king built a temple around the

Shall I let you into a little secret oh go on then . I am quite enjoying this walking . Lying in bed unable to drop off to sleep I sorted out in my mind where I was walking to in the morning . The weather whas a let down . Over the past few weeks someone

Well our first little one was almost here and Nikkie was really excited to go on a babymoon I mean as if we really need a reason to go on vacation but I guess this was as good a reason as any. As always it was a struggle to decide what to do not too

Is that rain I hear Gently tapping on the window . I cannot hear anything as I lie under the bedclothes . I am sure it is raining . The work of fiction the weather forecaster got it right . April is going out in the way April should go out . Light ra

It was not the aching feet that were stopping me in my tracks . To be fair they were burning . This walking plays havoc with the arches of your feet . It was not my brain working overtime thinking of reasons not to go out . Although it would have been easy

And how could we EVER forget it 87hours four nights 5 time zones and 5185km on a 55 year old train that smelt of man sweat and cigarettes lolWe started our journey by getting the metro to the train station not an easy feat when you have the eq

Hallo kidsso if anyone ever wants to go to Austria buy an umbrella No one ever told that this place is a rian forest I havent seen this much rain since I was in Prince Rupert It honestly has not stopped and makes doing things quite difficult. And th

Sometimes I cannot believe that I actually live in this Central American country. It has been raining and raining and raining since we came home from Managua on Friday. Like the pants 7 pairs 3 mine that I washed in the rain on Saturday morning

A railgun is an experimental weapon that uses electricity instead of explosives to fire long-range projectiles. In a railgun, a conductive projectile is propelled electromagnetically along two parallel rails. Though the device uses a tremendous amount of energy, it can launch objects hundreds of miles at many times the speed of sound. Both the US and Britain have developed and fired experimental models. What are the advantages and disadvantages of railguns compared to traditional guns?

Innovation policy involves trading off monopoly output and pricing in the short run in exchange for incentives for firms to develop new products in the future. While existing research demonstrates that expected profits fuel R&D investments, little is known about the novelty of the projects funded by these investments. Relying on data that describe the scientific approaches used by a large sample of experimental drug projects, we expand on this literature by examining the scientific novelty of pharmaceutical R&D investments following the creation of the Medicare Part D program. We find little evidence that the positive demand shock implied by this program prompted firms to undertake scientifically novel R&D activity, as measured by whether the specific scientific approach had been used before. However, we find some evidence that firms invested in products involving novel combinations of scientific approaches. These estimates can inform economists and policymakers assessing the tradeoffs associated with marginal changes in commercial returns from newly developed pharmaceutical products.

This paper proposes a new methodology for estimating teacher value-added. Rather than imposing a normality assumption on unobserved teacher quality (as in the standard empirical Bayes approach), our nonparametric estimator permits the underlying distribution to be estimated directly and in a computationally feasible way. The resulting estimates fit the unobserved distribution very well regardless of the form it takes, as we show in Monte Carlo simulations. Implementing the nonparametric approach in practice using two separate large-scale administrative data sets, we find the estimated teacher value-added distributions depart from normality and differ from each other. To draw out the policy implications of our method, we first consider a widely-discussed policy to release teachers at the bottom of the value-added distribution, comparing predicted test score gains under our nonparametric approach with those using parametric empirical Bayes. Here the parametric method predicts similar policy gains in one data set while overestimating those in the other by a substantial margin. We also show the predicted gains from teacher retention policies can be underestimated significantly based on the parametric method. In general, the results highlight the benefit of our nonparametric empirical Bayes approach, given that the unobserved distribution of value-added is likely to be context-specific.

German multinational Bayer underestimated the risks of acquiring Monsanto. Now, the company is desperately seeking to contain the damage by selling business divisions and cutting jobs. So far, though, none of these moves have helped.

The frequency of fatal helicopter accidents has slipped in recent decades.

Major players in commercial real estate, construction and organized labor are teaming up with the United Way to try to place thousands of and minorities into trade careers in Chicago, where there is both a shortage of skilled labor and a dearth of jobs in swaths of the city.

The survey of more than 700 people in Sen. Andrew Gounardes’ district — which stretches from Bay Ridge to Manhattan Beach — found that half of those who take the subway to work need to transfer at least once during their commutes.

New York health agencies says they're prepared for the coronavirus.

The break took place near Driggs Ave. and N. 7th St. in Williamsburg about 4:30 a.m., officials said. The problem was fixed and the bulk of the flooding cleared up by 7 a.m. — not early enough to avoid rush hour disruptions in subway service.

A rare iron isotope produced by exploding stars has been found in Antarctic snow.

Two men born without arms showcase the brain’s extraordinary flexibility.

In a new study, brain-like organoids made from human cells were slower to mature than their chimpanzee and macaque counterparts.

From a neurobiology perspective, anxiety and sleep deprivation look very much alike.

Sam Hill takes on his local trails for some raw riding action.
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The film will premiere on the 12th of May.
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Are you lucky enough to have trails in your backyard, or do you need to drive to ride?
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Raw, technical trails with surprises around every corner.
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The Clippers spent two years building a contender around Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Can they still compete for a title if the NBA season resumes?

Lakers legend Magic Johnson and Clippers coach Doc Rivers are among those participating in an auction that's raising millions to help feed people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NBA has told teams they can reopen their practice facilities May 8 under certain restrictions if they are in a state where public health guidelines allow it.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, a hot etiquette topic for "Were You Raised by Wolves" hosts Nick Leighton and Leah Bonnema was the use of mobile phone flashlights to read restaurant menus. Now the popular podcast is an escape for quarantine life.

I know that many millennials are doing their part to flatten the curve. But it's nerve-wracking not to trust someone you live with.

Craig Naivar is named safeties coach at USC, where he will rejoin defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, with whom he worked at Texas and Houston.

The Angels nixed a trade that would have brought in Ross Stripling and Joc Pederson. They have enough offense, but could use more pitching.

If you're headed to watch the Dodgers and the Angels warm up for the 2020 MLB season and need a break, try one or all of these fun detours for a taste of the Old West.

At the Dodgers spring training site in Glendale, Ariz., a new road connects to entertainment options. The Angels' site in Tempe has lots to do too.

The Angels lost 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday after right-hander Jake Thompson issued three consecutive walks in the ninth inning.

Charles Barkley, a friend of Angels manager Joe Maddon, visits spring training and talks about the time he went 'fan boy' on Mike Trout.

The Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 in a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.

Bernie Sanders supporters lash out after New York cancels its presidential primary, saying Democrats are trying to deny the former candidate a voice at the convention.

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, will hold his first high-dollar fundraiser, featuring California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Gavin Newsom endorses Joe Biden for president