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In the past, reading a novel or book of nonfiction was a private matter, and publishers had no way of knowing how much you liked a book or if you flipped through it quickly or became immersed and enchanted. If they COULD know this, they would design books that were more compatible for readers’ tastes. Well, now with the kindle and other e-books, they’ve found a way to do this–and reading isn’t private anymore.

In the June 29th edition of the Wall Street Journal, Alexandra Alter writes: "Do most readers skip over the introduction, or read it closely, underlining passages and scrawling notes in the margins?"
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It’s been known that plantscommunicate with each other, but biologists didn’t know how they did it. It turns out they do it by making "clicking" sounds.

Some plants use smell to communicate. For instance, plants like cabbage can emit a volatile gas that warns their vegetable neighbors that danger is nearby–anything from caterpillars to garden shears.
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