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I’ve Been Gambling My Whole Life (And So Have You). BODIES & BOTS #12

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I was a kid, Grandpa Marty talked about his job at “The Track.” I didn’t know exactly what that meant. I knew it involved horses, money, and a level of adult excitement that nobody fully explained to children. That was enough to make it feel glamorous and slightly forbidden. That was my first lesson […]

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Fear Factors: What Freaks Us Out at Every Age?

Reading Time: 3 minutesI have vivid memories of lying in my bed, staring at the ceiling, at about age 4 or 5. I had been reading Charlotte’s Web and had convinced myself that hundreds of spiders were parachuting down and landing on my wide-eyed face. I also didn’t care much for clowns, ventriloquist dummies,  and some of the […]

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