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The Connectivist 

(Unfortunately, these articles are no longer available online)
Inoculation from the Internet
The Passing of the Password
Skype Your Depression Away
Can the Internet Really Prevent a Pandemic?
Technology on the Brain, Literally
Our Laser Powered Future: Fusion Energy
17 Rare Metals You Couldn't Live Without
Revealed: How This Algorithm Sees Your Life in Pictures
2013: Rise and Demise of Tech Trends
Is Reality TV Fighting Teen Pregnancy?
Internet Surveillance Could Prevent Illness
IBM Sets Data Transfer Record

Discovery Digital Networks
[These are blogs to supplement video content]
DNews

TestTube:
How A Single Truck Is Saving Ecuador
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Seeker Daily:
Do Hijabs Really Protect Women?
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Why Catalonia Wants Independence from Spain
What Pablo Escobar and Other Narcos Fear Most
What Life Is Really Like in Pakistan
What Is Life Really Like in Turkey?
What Americans Get Wrong About Turkey
How do Most Americans Die?
Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?
Everyday Health
7 Smart Activities for Psoriatic Arthritis Relief
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Healthbiz Decoded

3D Printed Casts Could Replace Plaster
Moving Through CT Scans, Sans Mouse
Can the Free world Learn from Prison Health Care?
Hacking Your Heart
How the Affordable Health Care Act Applies to Native Americans
Reference Pricing: Another Tool that Saves Money, or a Limitation on Care?
Need to Save Life? There's an App for that
$21.5 Million Big Data Project Aims to Improve Medical Care
A Bright Future for Digital Health Startups in 2014

Huffington Post

Blog:
The Atlantic Sturgeon: It's Endangered, Now What?

KRCB - North Bay Public Media

The North/South Project: Friendships
What is Community Health?
Heatlhy Living and the Sonoma Wine Country Senior Games
Community Organizing
Youth Link segment from Community Health Connections, Ep. 101
Community Health Connections, Ep. 102: Mental Health
What is a Food System?

Live Science
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Why Are Venomous Sea Snakes Washing Up on California Beaches?
Fossils of Largest Marine Croc Found...on Tatooine!
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How to Tell if Conspiracy Theories Are Real: Here's the Math
Decapitated Gladiators Reveal Roman Empire's Genetic Influence
Zika Prevention: Can Pregnant Women Safely Use Mosquito Repellants?
Why Sand Tiger Shark Devours Aquarium Mate
​Legionnaires' Disease Might Sometimes Spread Between People, One Case Suggests
​How to Track Food Intake with Less Fuss
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A 35-Inch Waist and Your Health: What's the Risk?
​Maria Sharapova's Failed Doping Test: What Is Meldonium?
Affordable Hypersonic Jets Could Be High-Flying Reality by 2023
5 Ways to Make Football Safer
Obesity Numbers Overtake Underweight Population
Why Does My Tap Water Taste Like...?
Gay Pride? Famous Male Lions Just Hugging
No, Mercury Retrograde Will Not Mess Up Your Life
Is Penis Envy Real?
The Truth Is Out There: Do Area 51 Files Hold Secrets?
Why Is Mount Everest So Deadly?
Neaderthals Likely Built These 176000-Year Old Ring Structures
New Report Doesn't Prove Cellphones Cause Cancer
The Science of Football: Which Positions Take the Hardest Hits?
10 Medical Conditions That Sound Fake but Are Actually Real
Why Did NASA Send a DNA Sequencer to Space?
That's Insane! Daring Skydiver 'Surfs' on Storm Clouds
Cold-War-Era Toxic Waste Could Be Released by Greenland's Melting Ice

Men's Journal

Condoms:
Is This the Condom of the Future?

​Entertainment:

How Brock Lesnar Beat Diverticulitis and Rebooted his UFC Career
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Expert Advice:

Pot's Medical Potential
The Worst Sports Injuries and How to Avoid Them
How to Boost Male Fertility
Healthiest Cooking Oils
6 Habits that Are Aging You
Why Drinking Wine is Healthy
The Health Benefits of Sex
The Most Caffeinated Beverages
The Strongest Coffee You Can Brew
6 Things That Hurt Sexual Performance
10 Products to Help You Get a Better Night's Sleep
12 Signs of Addiction
12 Apps to Train Your Brain
8 Reasons to Fight Stress With Sex
10 Apps That Will Extend Your Life
10 Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy
9 Ways Lack of Sleep is Killing You
10 Most Common Food Allergies
10 Myths and Facts About Hair Loss
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Mind
10 Ways to Prevent Erectile Dysfunction
What Our Pornography Says About Us: A Brief History
The 10 Most Dangerous Foods and How to Avoid Them
The 15 Best Condoms According to Science
10 of the Most Devastating Fires in US History
10 Ways to Maximize Pleasure During Sex
9 Ways to Increase Sexual Stamina
10 Health Benefits of Being in a Relationship
10 Ways to Spice Up Your Sex Life
The Hard Truth About Penis Enlargement
10 Ways to Get More from Your Sex Toys
12 Things Every Man Should Know About Female Orgasms
How to Give Oral Sex That Will blow Her Mind
9 Condom Concepts the Could Make Safe Sex Better
The 8 Most Common Myths About Sex, Pregnancy, and STDs
Drunk in Love: The Science of Sex and Alcohol
The Top 10 Sex Mistakes Men Should Avoid
12 Things Every Man Should Know About His Balls
How to Ask For What You Want in Bed
12 Things Every Man Should Know About His Penis
10 Tips for Returning to Sex After a Serious Illness
12 Things Everyone Should Know About Breasts
10 Tips to Quit Smoking
10 Ways to Combat Migraine Headaches
12 Things to Know About Sex After a Heart Attack
10 Common Bad Habits and How to Break Them
12 Things Everyone Should Know About Vaginas
12 Things Everyone Should Know About the Clitoris
When It Is Time to See a Sex Therapist
9 Traits That Attract Women
10 Sexual Hygiene Tips for Better Sex
How to Prioritize Sex in Your Relationship
Anal Sex: What You Need to Know
37 Sex Stats You Need to Know
How to Get Out of a Sexual Rut
Sexual Fetishes: What You Need to Know
Why You Get Seasonal Allergies
A Guide to Multiple Orgasms, For Both Men and Women
The Case of Circumcision
Signs You Might Have a Sleep Disorder
9 Tips for Safer Sex
How to Have Great Morning Sex
Better Ways to Get in the Mood for Sex
How Sleep Works: The Science Behind a Good Night's Rest
How to Start a Beehive
10 Ways Technology Can Harm Your Health
Treating Erectile Dysfunction: What You Need to Know
How to Shop for Healthy Dog Food
How to Find a Therapist
The Best Lubricants for All-Natural Sex
How to Beat a Bad Mood
Letting Go: A Humane Guide to Putting Down Your Dog
A Nutritionist's Guide to Buying Dog Treats
The Top 12 Oral Sex Mistakes
10 Sex Positions that Will Get Her Off Every Time
9 Things You Didn't Know About Kissing
How to Conquer Your Performance Anxiety
16 Sex Tips to Avoid at All Costs
10 Tips for a Healthy Sex Life
How to Have Great Makeup Sex
A Skinny Guy's Guide to Bulking Up
The New Rules of Orgasms​
A Big Guy's Guide to Getting Lean
If You Don't Eat, You'll Lose Weight...And 8 Other Myths About Fasting
All-Natural Treatments for Acne
​12 Things Every Man Should Know About Sperm
​11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Your Brain 
Drink Up! 9 Myths About Coffee, Debunked 
10 Things You See in Porn that Don't Happen in Real Life
8 Common Myths About Masturbation
​The Sex Circuit
Your Healthiest Choices for a Fast Food Breakfast 
Foods to Avoid Before Sex
11 Ways to Boost Your Sexual Confidence
​So You Want to Experiment Sexually
​7 Anxiety-Inducing Myths About Stress
The Only Constipation Remedies You Need
Fertility:
The Truth About What's Killing Your Sperm​

Food & Drink:

Dog Food or Human Food: A Visual Quiz

Health & Fitness:
LSD's Health Benefits?
The Best Running Form According to Science
Calm Your Nerves to Keep the Weight Off
Fresh Air to Combat Allergies
Get More Vitamin D for Brain Health (Also in the February issue)
Doctors Clueless to the Cost of Common Medical Devices
Can You Overdose on Marijuana?
Is There a Coming Avocado Crisis?
Monogamy Revisited: Did we Evolve to Cheat?
Is Sex Addiction Real?
Which is Safer: A Fake Tan or a Real One?
What You Need to Know About "Super Painkiller" Zohydro
Do Athletes Sweat More?
What Really Happens After a Kick to the Groin
How Much Sex is Too Much Sex?
Why Foreplay is Important
Bad Sex or Wrong Partner?
The Truth About Aphrodisiacs
5 Benefits of Dating the Old-Fashioned Way
How Technology is Affecting Our Relationships
How Sex Affects Mood
One and For All Defining Average Penis Size
The World's First Successful Penis Transplant
Study: Porn Does Not Ruin Your Sex Life
Everything You Need to Know About Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Is This Really Going to Be the Worst Allergy Season Ever?
Sex Positions for Athletes
Why Do We Dream?
Sex Advice from Brody Jenner
More Sex Leads to Happiness, Right? Maybe Not
Does Penis Size Matter?
How Much Should You Really Weigh? Going Beyond BMI
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What the Number of Sex Partners Says About You
A Guide to the G Spot, from the Woman Who Named It
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How to Watch Porn with Your Partner 
​​How Long Should You Last During Sex? 
​How Many Women Watch Porn 
​A Former Porn Star on the Ethics of Adult Films 
8 Things Every Man Should Know About Sex on Her Period
​8 Kinds of People Who Already Failed Their Resolution 
The Connection Between Scent and Sexual Attraction 
What, Exactly, Is An Orgasm?
​A Once-Taboo Sex Move Goes Mainstream
7 Sex Positions Women Would Rather You Skipped
False Scare or Dangerous Pandemic? How to Know
8 Things You Do that Kill the Mood
21 Reasons to Get a Vasectomy
8 Reasons Your Sperm Isn't Good Enough to Donate
Tantric Sex 101: A Guide for Curious Couples

Sleep:
How to Sleep Better at a Hotel

Sex:

Sex Positions for Incredibly Fit Couples
Mastering the Quickie
Quiz: Are You Sexually Compatible?
How Soon After Sex Can You Orgasm Again?
Common Sexual Compatibility Myths, Debunked
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The Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma City Schools' budget still in flux
PVH leads breastfeeding initiative

Popular Science

Archive: 
This Cold War Robot Was Built To Do Tasks Too Dangerous For People

Article (inset):
Three More Alternative Speaker Designs
15 Science and Technology News Bytes from 2013

BigPic:
An Aircraft-Fire Simulator Goes Up in Smoke

Megapixels: 
A Wind Turbine That Can Power 6,000 Households

Slideshow:

9 Phone Innovations That Made The iPhone 5 Possible

Refinery29
7 Unique Job Schedules -- and their Pros and Cons

Scholastic MATH Magazine

January 2014
February 2014
September 2014

Scienceline

Blog:
Sports fan fitness
The best of the best
90 calories or less
Munch on this

Q & A:
Help for Chicago's high fliers
Want to discover a new species? Become a botanist

Features:
A hospital disease spreads to schoolchildren
Parenting while plastic
In-school breakfast breakdown
Meet a guy who makes video games for a living
Ostrich! Get your ostrich here!
So you've decided to quit smoking
Do calcium supplements increase my risk of heart attack?
Nonvoltional health: Helping you get healthier without you even realizing it

Video:
The doula difference
Glow-wise
The long run

Infographic:
The ozone hole at 25

Other:

Test your pill knowledge

The Bold Italic

What It's Like to Live in the Presidio

Women's Health

Are the New Weight-Loss Pills the Solution?
The New Flu Shot: Should You Get It?

WorldLifestyle

Blog:
Should You Say Goodbye to Your Breasts?
Over the Limit; Drunk on Water
Prenatal Pilates
The War on West Nile
How to Prepare for a Major Hike
Rise of the Bariathletes
Misconceptions About Mental Illness
10 Things You Need to Know about GMOs
The Basics of Antioxidants
Deciphering the Flu Vaccine
Is Aloe Vera Juice Safe?
The Skinny on Cinnamon
Hazardous Household Chemicals
The Problem with Pinktober
What's in Your Wine Glass?
Decoding Your Chicken
3D Mammograms Find Hidden Cancer Sooner
Over the Limit; Drunk on Water
8 Diabetes Myths Debunked
Less Weight, More Brains?
Saying Goodbye to Trans Fats
How Old is Your Body?
Resolve to Have a Happy 2014
Is Your Cell Phone Frying Your Brain?
Sheepskin Boots May Be Bad for Your Feet
Is NuvaRing Safe to Use?
7 Ways Google Glass Could Improve Our Lives
Give Ice Baths the Cold Shoulder
The Big O: Male and Female Orgasms 101
8 Aphrodisiacs to Warm Up Your Wintry Nights
This Digital Device Lets You Taste Food Without Eating
What Pregnant Women Should Really Avoid
More Than Just the "Winter Blues"
Are Epsom Salt Baths Really Good for Healing?
In Vitro Fertilization: Is It Being Overused?

Infographic:
5 All-Natural Homemade Cleaning Products

Slideshow:
10 Ways to Get a Better Night's Sleep
5 Health-Improving Herbs
8 Diet-Free Health Resolutions to Make for 2014
How 7 Natural Cold Remedies Stack Up
8 Aphrodesiacs to Warm Up Your Wintry Nights

Mentions

The SA Incubator (Scientific American)
HealthNewsReview.org

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