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Column | The surprising way walking can benefit your brain

The Washington Post column on walking and brain health sits beside a BBC story on a man clearing his town's overgrown paths for free; the paths are doing the thinking.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Weekend Edition
Published 7:38 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Washington Post has a column on a surprising way walking can benefit your brain, and the answer to the usual question is yes, you do need a path you can actually walk on.

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