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  1. Read All about It

    Brain studies and cross-cultural investigations indicate that the neural path to becoming a good reader varies, depending on a person's inherent capacity for assessing print and on the design principles of his or her native writing system.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Math

    Classroom Birthdays

    What's the probability of finding matching birthdays in a small group?

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Humans

    Letters from the April 23, 2005, issue of Science News

    The shark as red herring I’m sure you published “A Fishy Therapy,” (SN: 3/5/05, p. 154) in good faith, but I believe that claims for shark cartilage are not made seriously by anyone who studies the role of natural substances in cancer prevention.