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Banning toy guns, The Sports Gene, Welcome to Night Vale, Canada Reads theme revealed! 10/02/2013

Why is Brasilia cracking down on toy guns? From Q on Sports, David Epstein explains the latest science on the so-called sports gene. Can the smash hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale revive the art of the radio drama? And: announcing this year's Canada Read

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