Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Body Odd-Myth, Busted: You Only Use 10% of Brain

By Emory


Actually, 90 percent of your brain is not just languishing, it turns out.
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Weather Activities - Temperature Converter - Interactive


http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/index.shtml

Crash Scene Investigation - Forensic Science - Interactive


http://www.edheads.org/activities/crash_scene/index.shtml

Talk to Yourself? Why You're Not Crazy

By Alex M.

Muttering to yourself can actually improve your cognition, a new study finds.
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First Private Spaceship Flight to Space Station Announced

By Nick


A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship approaches the International Space Station in this artist's illustration.
CREDIT: SpaceX/NASA

Tasmanian Tiger Likely Doomed by Genetics

By Emory


The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, was hunted to extinction in the early 1900s; the last one died in a Tasmanian zoo in 1936.
Courtesy of The Tasmanian National Museum and Art Gallery

Robot Sensing and Smartphones Help Blind Navigate

By Chloe


See like a robot 
(Image: David McLain/Aurora Photos/PlainPictures)

Nanoparticles and Brain Tumors - Interactive


http://www.edheads.org/activities/nano1/index.shtml

Watson A Game-Changer For Science

By Ben


Left to right: Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek; Ken Jennings, former Jeopardy! champion who in 2004 won a record 74 consecutive games; Watson, or rather his avatar; and Brad Rutter, another former Jeopardy! champion. 
Courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc