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" 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. "

Robin Marantz Henig

Look

Survival

Success

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" In the womb, humans are free of microbes. Colonization begins during the journey down the birth canal, which is riddled with bacteria, some of which make their way onto the newborn's skin. "

" The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering, self-deception, confabulation, prevarication, exaggeration, denial. "

" If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general. "

" To me, it's always interesting to see what people end up regretting, as a way maybe to avoid such regrets in your own life. "

Robin Marantz Henig

Own

End

" Scientists who study play, in animals and humans alike, are developing a consensus view that play is something more than a way for restless kids to work off steam; more than a way for chubby kids to burn off calories; more than a frivolous luxury. "

" As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends largely on how any one brain pathway is used. "

" The chance you passed up or missed could have had any number of different outcomes, and it's easy to fantasize about how much better every one of those outcomes would have been. "

" The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible. Decisions and actions during this time have lasting ramifications. "

" Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I'm married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of time together. If I feel like socializing, I can usually find someone to meet for coffee or a drink. "

" Through social media, young people are constantly being pinged about a whole slew of potentially better matches or social activities. "

" The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life. "

" The music that was popular in your youth seems to be the music you recall most vividly - and most nostalgically - for the rest of your life. But so is the music that was popular in your parents' youth. "

" There's very little about being in a functional-M.R.I. scanner that is natural: you are flat on your back, absolutely still, with your head immobilized by pillows and straps. The scanner makes a dreadful din, which headphones barely muffle. "

" Anxiety is not fear, exactly, because fear is focused on something right in front of you - a real and objective danger. "

" Whatever the reason for any one individual's tendency to gain weight, the only way to lose the weight is to eat less and exercise more. "

Robin Marantz Henig

Eat

Exercise

" It's almost a rite of passage for the middle-aged, it seems, to invent generational stereotypes for dumping on the young. "

" 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. "

Robin Marantz Henig

Regret

True

" Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression or anxiety. "

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Loneliness

Depression

" As people construct a life narrative, researchers have found, they tend to remember more events from the teens and twenties than from any other time. It's called the 'reminiscence bump.' "

" Kids don't shuffle along in unison on the road to maturity. They slouch toward adulthood at an uneven, highly individual pace. "

" Alright, alright, I admit it: my husband is the quiet, kind, accepting parent, and I'm the one who wants so much to be part of our two daughters' lives than I can't even let them finish a story without interrupting. "

" In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive qualities. "

" I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for. "

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History

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" Angels, demons, spirits, wizards, gods and witches have peppered folk religions since mankind first started telling stories. "

" Some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom. They are just born worriers, their brains forever anticipating the dropping of some dreaded other shoe. "