Robin Marantz Henig
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Robin Marantz Henig
Robin Marantz Henig is a freelance science writer and a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. Her articles have also appeared in Scientific American, Seed, Discover and assorted women's magazines. In addition, she writes book reviews and occasional essays for the Washington Post, as well as articles for The New York Times science section, op-ed page, and Book Review...
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maturing
The limbic system explodes during puberty, but the prefrontal cortex keeps maturing for another 10 years.
sequence
The essence of play is that the sequence of actions is fluid and scattered.
biologists enhance genes might success trait wonder
When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success.
bonding create few harder memorable people places regret seeking true whom
I regret not working harder to create true friendships with other couples, not seeking out people with whom to go do things and go places - people with whom to have a few crazy, memorable bonding adventures.