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I have occasionally angered famous men. Author, PHALLACY+THE TAILORED BRAIN. Writer, words at SciAm+++. Frequent gremlin. Biologist. Very Texan 🤠, y'all.
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How ‘walking fish’ feel, taste hidden food with their legs

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By Shaena Montanari Verified, Emily Willingham, Jill Adams, Angie Voyles Askham Verified
| The Transmitter Verified
Reporter The Transmitter Share this article: Tags: Evolution, Animal models, Sensory systems Sea robins skitter across the sea floor with six tiny fins-turned-legs. And at least one species of these bottom feeders is exceptionally skilled at digging up food—so good that other fishes follow these sea robins to snatch up leftover snacks. The sea robins owe this talent to their legs, according to a pair of studies published today in Current Biology.
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When Anxiety Silences a Child

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By Emily Willingham
| MedicineNet Verified
By Emily Willingham HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- It's a little-known anxiety disorder that renders one in every 150 children speechless in certain situations. Called "selective mutism," the inability to speak is not a choice for these youngsters, experts say. "It's best described as a phobia of talking," said Alison Wintgens, an advisor to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in England, and author of a resource manual on the condition.
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Telemedicine Poised to Address Social Factors Affecting Health

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By Emily Willingham
| Medscape Verified
In the United States, Black and Hispanic people are 2.8 times more likely than white people to die from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This stark difference underscores the social factors that create disparities, and clinicians must do some hard work to address them. Telemedicine may ease some of that hard work, according to expert panelists at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, but it can't meet every patient's emotional needs.
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