James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. If I ever have children I plan to foster good dental hygiene by telling them that teeth grow ...

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Next time you go to the dentist, consider the terror that you’re inflicting on the microorganisms that have made a home in your filthy teeth. John Cody Kim’s Cal ...

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