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Typically Twisted 
Taboo impulses can be titillating... but more often they're a source of concern for those who harbor secret wishes or unusual desires. If you prefer gallows humor to slapstick or kinky to vanilla, take heart: Dark inclinations have their own logic and benefits.
Five Stealth Forces in Weight Loss
Scientists are zeroing in on the unexpected ways molecular forces—including genes and viruses—impact your weight. In the process, they're upending the conventional wisdom on just what makes a successful diet.
Also in this issue:
Mesearch
Some investigators take the quest for self-knowledge to the extreme: Meet five researchers who applied their scientific minds to the defining challenges in their own lives.
Plight of the Little Emperors
Coddled from infancy and raised to be academic machines, China's only children expect the world. Now they're buckling under the pressure of their parents' deferred dreams.
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