I’m always a sucker for pseudo-scientific theories about how babies think, so when something actually scientific comes along I get extremely excited. This one comes from my friend Jeff Wise, author of “Extreme Fear,” who observes that his 16-month-old son, Rem, “seems to grasp the purpose of objects more easily than the details of how …
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So, true story: I know these parents who have a teenage girl who racked about a $1,000 cell phone bill—all to one number! And when the curious parents dialed the number to see who it was, it was some “Yo yo, wassup!” type of loser. Who, once the parents hacked their daughter’s Facebook account, turned …
(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one question over the course of a week. For previous Tantrums, click here.) Last Friday I sat down at my desk and wrote out a few checks. Actually, a lot of checks. Or rather, a few checks that added up to more than I’ve ever disbursed …
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Apparently, people just can’t get enough of the “babies in bars in Brooklyn” controversy: LX.TV, which is part of NBC, is having me on at 5 p.m. ET tonight to discuss the subject, so tune in to TimeWarner Cable channel 161 to watch the excitement! Also: The producers asked me where they could get pick-up …
