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This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery

This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery

Update: 2025-10-17
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Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.
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This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery

This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery