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I am an M.A. candidate at NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. Pyridine is my favorite organic compound and Staphylococcus aureus is my favorite pathogen.

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How Fatherhood Changes Men's Brains And Bodies Forever

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By Joshua A. Krisch Verified
| Fatherly Verified
We know how women’s bodies adapt to motherhood. Hormonal shifts, neurological flips, and, of course, the obvious post-partum biological changes. But only recently have scientists begun to focus on how men’s bodies adapt to fatherhood. We now know that fathers experience changes in their hormone levels (especially testosterone and oxytocin); their brains respond differently to parent-related stimuli, and even their socioeconomic status tends to change once children arrive.
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You're Probably Worrying Too Much About SIDS

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By Joshua A. Krisch Verified
| Fatherly Verified
Confession: I’ve been so scared of SIDS that I can’t sleep. I’ve stared at my infant as they slept and thought about SIDS risk. My oldest was about 8 months at the time, and I had finally gotten around to sleep training him. I hauled a cot into his bedroom, plopped him down in the crib, and stared morosely at him, hating myself as he cried for a full hour. Eventually, we both drifted off to sleep. But around 3 a.m., I woke with a start. Was the baby breathing? I couldn’t tell.
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Aspirational recycling: How bad is it to put things in the recycling that can't be recycled?

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By Joshua A. Krisch Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
Family and children throwing garbage in bin at roadside. Throwing bottles in the garbage instead of the recycling can isn't great for the environment. But over-recycling can be a far more insidious problem. When we indiscriminately toss garbage into recycling bins — a practice known as aspirational recycling or "wishcycling" — the admixture may well end up redirected to the landfill or gumming up machines at processing facilities.
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