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For People With Developmental Disabilities, Food Work Means More Self Reliance

Customers at Puzzles Bakery & Café in Schenectady, N.Y. More than half the staff at the café has a developmental disability. Rhitu Chatterjee/NPR hide caption

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For People With Developmental Disabilities, Food Work Means More Self Reliance

Finding a job and building a life of their own can be a monumental challenge for people with developmental disabilities. But food work can be a good fit for many of them.

For People With Developmental Disabilities, Food Work Means More Self Reliance

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'Unbroken Brain' Explains Why 'Tough' Treatment Doesn't Help Drug Addicts
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'Unbroken Brain' Explains Why 'Tough' Treatment Doesn't Help Drug Addicts

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"We have this idea that if we are just cruel enough and mean enough ... to people with addiction, that they will suddenly wake up and stop, and that is not the case," journalist Maia Szalavitz says.

'Unbroken Brain' Explains Why 'Tough' Treatment Doesn't Help Drug Addicts

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Chatty Marmosets Have Something To Say About Vocal Learning

Common marmosets can copy the sounds and intonations of their parents. iStockphoto hide caption

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Chatty Marmosets Have Something To Say About Vocal Learning

Scientists have found that marmosets have the capability to learn calls from their parents. Studying the small monkeys may provide insights into developmental disorders in humans, like autism.

Chatty Marmosets Have Something To Say About Vocal Learning

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