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How Music Training Speeds Up Brain Development In Children 69
- Culture
- August 29, 2016
Observing a pianist at a recital – converting musical notations into precisely timed finger movements on a piano – can be a powerful emotional experience. As a researcher of neuroscience and a pianist myself, I understand that the mastering of this skill not only takes practice, but also requires complex coordination of many different brain
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What Most Freshman Will Experience Their First Week in College 0
- Culture
- August 29, 2016
It took less than a week into the 2016-2017 academic year for several outrageous stories to surface on college campuses. At the University of Texas at Austin, thousands of students protested the state’s new campus carry law by wielding sex toys in a campaign called “Cocks Not Glocks.” The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee told students that
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How ISIS Recruits and Coerces Children 0
- Education
- August 29, 2016
Last week the world once again witnessed an Islamic State’s use of at least one child bomber, perhaps two. A child between the ages of 12 and 14 was reportedly the culprit behind a suicide attack – blowing up the wedding of Besna and Nurettin Akdogan in Gaziantep, Turkey and killing 54 people on Aug.
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The Knitting Revival: A Quest for Life Purpose?0
- Culture
- August 29, 2016
A little over a year ago, a study conducted by the British-based Ordnance Survey discovered that many Brits believe basic life skills are becoming extinct. The skills in decline ranged from reading a map, to writing in cursive, to baking bread from scratch. But one of the items on the list may not be disappearing
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Colin Kaepernick Should Do a Ride Along With Chicago Police 0
- Culture
- August 29, 2016
Colin Kaepernick set off a firestorm Friday when he refused to stand for the National Anthem, saying he will not “stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Now, everyone agrees (or should agree) that Kaepernick has the right to remain seated during the
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Stop Drinking Coffee and Alcohol for a Year and This Happens 0
- Culture
- August 26, 2016
Ever wonder what your life would be like if you suddenly dropped some of the habits that you do regularly? As a person who drinks coffee pretty much every morning, the notion can be a tough one to stomach. Maybe even more so for the person who enjoys having a few beers every night after
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