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The central message of the adaptive aging hypothesis is that growing older may involve more than a gradual reduction in cognitive abilities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Liverpool did not initially plan to bring in Araujo this summer, but given their injury crisis were forced to act and his abilities have largely benefited Iraola this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Importantly, these abnormalities were associated with how quickly cognitive abilities declined, rather than how well someone performed on cognitive tests at a particular age.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Geese were always an odd band to pin to anxieties about fabricated culture — if a label had resources and abilities to manufacture stars, why not do it for a 100x-hyperscaling pop act instead?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ferdie Jencken’s miraculous abilities were predictably covered in Spiritualist papers such as Medium and Daybreak, but also city newspapers in Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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