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Homepage news editor at The Washington Post. Former designer. Photography enthusiast.
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Like the information in a dream: IBM’s Charles H. Bennett receives ACM Turing award

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By Robert Davis Verified
| ibm.com
18 Mar 2026 News 5 minute read IBM Fellow Charles H. Bennett and collaborator Gilles Brassard receive computing’s highest honor for foundational contributions to quantum information science. Image credit: Bartek Sadowski Many trace the origins of quantum computing to a cool spring day in 1981 at MIT’s Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Diets Are Bad. Ignoring Childhood Obesity Is Even Worse.

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| The Free Press Verified
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Diets Are Bad. Ignoring Childhood Obesity Is Even Worse.

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By Robert Davis Verified
| The Free Press Verified
When I was young, I was overweight—and I wasn’t allowed to forget it. From clothing-store clerks saying, “He’s husky,” to family friends noting, “You’ve got a spare tire there, buddy” as they poked my belly, I was constantly reminded about the fact. My mother put me on a diet, much to the dismay of my Jewish grandmother who, true to the stereotype, delighted in stuffing me with my favorite foods from fried chicken to chocolate pie.
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