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Changing Faces: Stimulating the Brain Morphs People’s Faces Before Patient’s Eyes
Researchers find the region in the brain responsible for recognizing faces—and manipulate it for the first time
We Tried This: Aerial Vinyasa (or Upside-Down) Yoga
How a TIME reporter found herself hanging upside down from the ceiling in a yoga class
Does Nike’s ‘Greatness’ Ad Exploit Fat People?
Opinions are mixed on whether a Nike commercial featuring 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell, who weighs 200 lbs., combats or promotes stigma surrounding obesity
We Tried This: The Urban Rebounding Workout
Uninspired by your treadmill routine? Embrace your inner child with a low-impact trampoline workout. We tested it first
The Ultimate Cute Kitty Video: A Cat Kaleidoscope Eases a Girl’s Cancer Ordeal
A kitty video to melt all hearts — even those of non-cat-lovers
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do: Polygamy Raises Its Profile in America
Why once secretive plural families like the Dargers of Utah are coming out of the shadows and beginning to advocate for their way of life
Watch: Robotic Legs Walk Like a Human
Researchers at University of Arizona have created a set of robotic legs that mimic a real human gait.
Would You Give Birth in an MRI Machine? A German Mom Did
It’s not clear why a 24-year-old German woman agreed to give birth amid the deafening knocks and thuds of an MRI machine. But doctors were psyched to gain real-time insight into how babies are born.
That Outrageous Bus-Monitor Video: Why Kids Don’t Fear Consequences
Anti-bullying programs are everywhere, but are they having an effect? One new approach, “I Choose,” was designed by kids. The hope is that engaging children in the solution, rather than simply telling them how to behave, can encourage better choices.
Baby Contest: Couples Compete for Free IVF — Is This Exploitation or Generosity?
Last week, the Sher Fertility Institute selected three couples out of 45 who had submitted personal, emotionally wrenching videos in order to win a free IVF cycle. For one judge, choosing her favorites felt like “playing God”
The Marriage Proposal to Beat: Portland Actor Gets 60 Friends and Family to Help Pop the Question
Watch Isaac Lamb get a big thumbs-up from his girlfriend, Amy Frankel, for his elaborately choreographed and heartwarming marriage proposal.
Young Cancer Patients May Get a Boost — and a Visit — from Kelly Clarkson
The original American Idol was so starstruck by a video of children with cancer lip-synching to her song, “Stronger,” that she intends to swing by Seattle Children’s Hospital to meet them in person.