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Jeffrey Kluger is an acclaimed American author and journalist, known for his insightful contributions to science and culture. Born on July 18, 1952, Kluger has made a significant mark as a senior writer for *Time* magazine, where he explores the intersections of science, technology, and human experience. His co-authoring of the bestselling book *Apollo 13* with astronaut Jim Lovell solidified his legacy in the world of space exploration literature. Kluger's ability to convey complex ideas in an engaging manner continues to inspire readers and thinkers alike.
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"Older fatherhood isn't all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a professionally established middle-aged man is likely to have more time and money to devote to his kids than a twenty-something who's just getting started."
Jeffrey Kluger"Vaccines save lives; fear endangers them. It's a simple message parents need to keep hearing."
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"Everybody loves to spend money at least some of the time - because everybody loves the stuff you can buy with it. The key to the pleasure level of any transaction is the balance between the pain of the payment and the reward of the purchased object."
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"Science has yet to isolate the Godiva Chocolate or Prada gene, but that doesn't mean your weakness for pricey swag isn't woven into your DNA. According to a new study of identical twins, it's less TV ads or Labor Day sales that make you buy the things you do than the tastes and temperaments that are already part of you at birth."
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"Toxins love to get you while you're young. Lead, mercury, secondhand smoke and sundry other environmental nasties do a lot more damage when tissue is immature, vulnerable and growing than when it's mature and comparatively fixed."
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"No one ever pretended that shopping for anything is a rational experience. If it were, would there be Fluffernutter? Laceless sneakers? Porkpie hats? Would the Chia Pet even exist?"
Jeffrey Kluger"As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear."
Jeffrey Kluger"There are a lot of downsides to being male. We age faster and die younger. But give us this: we're lifetime baby-making machines. Women's reproductive abilities start to wane when they're as young as 35. Men? We're good to go pretty much till we're dead."
Jeffrey Kluger"There's no one place a virus goes to die - but that doesn't make its demise any less a public health victory. Throughout human history, viral diseases have had their way with us, and for just as long, we have hunted them down and done our best to wipe them out."
Jeffrey Kluger