September 1992

  • Learning, the process by which we acquire information about our world, may actually change our brains for the better.

  • Tragedy in the family: When kids murder their parents.

  • An interview with Mark Gerzon, author of "Coming Into Our Own: Understanding Adult Metamorphosis."

  • Despite what the media hipsters say, casual sex is alive and well among the twentysomething set. Love, lies and fear--the perpetual threesome in twentysomethings' bedrooms.

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Bosom Buddies

As the world turns

Just say no!

Don't touch that dial

Battle of the sexes

Ambition

Women at the Table

The talking cure

Risky business

Hidden victims

Thieves of Hope

Not so hot for tots

One game, two arenas

No more hopscotch

Act II

An interview with Mark Gerzon, author of "Coming Into Our Own: Understanding Adult Metamorphosis."

Men of mean

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War crimes of the heart

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Why Kids Kill Parents

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