No Rest For Your Sleeping Brain
No wonder the brain needs so much energy. The same coordinated activity that allows you to retrieve a specific memory, like what you had for breakfast, continues at rest and even during sleep.
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#TBT: Hoping For Presidency, Former Senator Throws Rock In Water
The 2008 presidential race was the first in the post-YouTube era. Candidates tried all kinds of things to break through, including former Sen. Mike Gravel simply throwing a rock in water.
On The Streets Of Baltimore, Trying To Understand The Anger
On the streets, some said violence is the only way to get authorities to pay attention to the plight of blacks in Baltimore. Others said they understood the anger, but not the violence.
Looting And Rioting? First Responders Remember 1968
Some first responders are dealing with looting and burning in Baltimore for the first time. But Michel Martin asks whether there's a familiarity for those who were on duty during the riots in 1968.
When You Make Kids' Meals Healthier By Default, They Still Eat 'Em Up
When a restaurant chain revamped its kids' menu, making items like strawberries and salad the default sides instead of fries, it improved the healthfulness of meals ordered — by a lot, a study finds.
Drought In Calif. Creates Water Wars Between Farmers, Developers, Residents
Fresno native Mark Arax has written about the war over water in his state for decades. "It used to be the farmers against the delta smelt fish, and now it's the urbanite against the almond," he says.
Baltimore Police Hand Freddie Gray Investigation Report To Prosecutors
A Baltimore Police Department task force found the van transporting Gray made one more stop than originally thought.
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Founder: Monument Almost Never Got Built
Jan Scruggs commemorates the 40th anniversary of the end to the Vietnam War with a walk along the memorial he pioneered building.
Skip A Grade? Start Kindergarten Early? It's Not So Easy
New research calls for a fresh look at policies on jumping gifted students ahead.
Court: Corporations May Be People, But 'Judges Are Not Politicians'
The Supreme Court has increased campaign spending limits, but not when it comes to judges. It found an "unavoidable appearance that judges who personally ask for money may diminish their integrity."