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While gray matter naturally decreases with age, research indicates that adults who engage in excessive screen time have significantly lower gray matter volume compared to their peers.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025 -
Their temporary electronic face tattoo, or e-tattoo, can read brain waves and not only detect when the ol' gray matter is overworked, but also predict when exhaustion is approaching.—
Paul McClure
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2025
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Just look at Kayvon Thibodeaux, who entered the league not just as a top edge rusher but as an entrepreneur and cultural commentator—launching a crypto literacy initiative during his draft campaign and openly challenging narratives around Black athletes and intellectualism.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The mission seems to remain the same, but does anything change as far as the mentality creating over the years?—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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The stories are compelling, often blending sure-fire elements of true crime, psychology (primarily the surrender and loss of self, replaced with a groupthink mentality), deception, betrayal and all manner of drama.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The official said that Israel had shared the intelligence with President Donald Trump but was preparing to strike with or without a green light or participation from the United States and that American support was not a condition for Israel’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.—
Andrea Mitchell,
NBC news,
11 July 2025
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Suter thrived as a middle-six center in Vancouver, but also has high enough offensive intelligence to complement star players as a top-six winger.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Other pioneering research teams are advancing understanding of how sleep affects memory and brain development, how social media impacts adolescent mental health, and how brain and environmental factors influence risk for substance use disorders.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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One problem is that in most organization, knowledge is spread around in many systems, brains and silos.—
Stephen Diorio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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This checklist should be thought both in the sense of a weekly or monthly planning and on the actual cleaning time itself.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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The clothes gave the sense that Jacobs and his team must have had a ball coming up with these creations.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Maralyn, in Elmhirst’s telling, was almost certainly more responsible than Maurice for the couple’s ultimate triumph over nature and common sense.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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This is a big win for common sense and good on DHS for finally seeing the light!—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Batman, who relied not on superpowers but on his own intellect, was the thinking-man’s superhero.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 July 2025
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How does President Trump — who unabashedly likens himself to Napoleon — compare in stature, intellect and commendable achievements?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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