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From the minds of babes

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The childhood habits we won’t quit

What’s behind the baby bust?

Evolutionary infants

The perfect playground

What secrets can baby black holes reveal?

Which came first: The chicken or the egg?

Does homework really make students smarter?

How do you teach kids about gender?

Will we ever replicate breast milk?

What’s next for the Brood X cicadas?

What’s the point of baby talk?

1-bit wonder

Snack time machine • EATING LIKE AN ADULT ISN’T ALWAYS FUN, BUT CHILDHOOD TREATS OFTEN STRETCH THE DEFINITION OF FOOD. THESE SOPHISTICATED BITES RIFF ON YOUR SNACK-DRAWER FAVORITES.

Playing cardio • GROWN-UP VERSIONS OF FAMILIAR KIDS’ TOYS MAKE WORKING OUT MUCH MORE FUN THAN ENDLESSLY PLODDING ALONG ON A TREADMILL.

Chrome improvement • GOOGLE’S CLOUD-BASED CHROME OS SHRUGS OFF VIRUSES AND NIXES THE NEED FOR CLUNKY SOFTWARE, WHICH HAS MADE IT POPULAR WITH TYKES, PARENTS, AND SCHOOLS. LAPTOPS RUNNING IT CAN SUIT ANY TYPE OF STUDENT.

Precious cargo • A PROPERLY STOCKED DIAPER BAG CAN BE THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS BETWEEN CAREGIVERS AND A LITERAL SH*TSHOW. THESE MUST-HAVES DESERVE A SPOT IN ANY EVERYDAY BABY CARRY.

It’s in our blood • The search for a fountain of youth has obsessed humankind for millennia, but the secret may have been running through our veins all along

Welcome to the new metropolis • Humanity has been kicking around for a long time, so it’s hard to find cities that are distinctly “new.” But the rare newcomers, together with reinventions of aging metropolises, are tackling age-old problems in novel ways. We suggest the rest of the world take notes.

The thing about kids today • Is Gen Z really that different from other generations? Yes and, well, no. Why lumping people by age doesn’t work.

The illusionists • Baby moths and butterflies pull off some wild tricks to dodge detection and stay alive.

Balancing act • To zap bias from AI, educators are teaching ethics to middle schoolers.

Brilliant 10

Eternal salad

Forever fit

Gen Z’s guide to cassette players

Plant parenthood for newbies

The mind molder

Foodie in training

Riding the wind • Updating the science of the PopSci archives