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Naps and Creativity

Naps and Creativity

from SpikedHumor - Today's Videos and Pictures on June 19, 2009
Duration: 0
Go gets some rest.Rated 4.1711 / 5 | 209 views | 5 comments Click here to watch the video Submitted By: psychologyprofessor Tags: science sleep naps creativity how to rem napping power nap sciencentral creative naps and creativity
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Girls Vs. Boys At Math

Girls Vs. Boys At Math

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on June 02, 2009
Duration: 94
Are men naturally better at math than women or is that just an out-dated stereotype? When former Harvard president Larry Summers said publicly in 2005 that men are innately better at math, many women were outraged. So a couple of women scientists decided to research it. This ScienCentral News video explains their report published this week.
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Thin Brains and Depression

Thin Brains and Depression

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on May 28, 2009
Duration: 85
It's well known that depression in your family puts you at high risk of depression. Now researchers have found a structural difference in the brain that could explain why.
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Money vs. Happiness

Money vs. Happiness

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on May 14, 2009
Duration: 111
It's commencement time, and psychology researchers say those valedictory speeches about how success isn't measured in riches are much more than mere platitudes. As this ScienCentral News video explains, they've found new evidence that "American Dream" achievements like wealth, fame and image are not the keys to happiness.
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Baby Motor Chairs

Baby Motor Chairs

from Most Viewed on May 08, 2009
Duration: 131
On this Mother's Day we bring you the story of one Mom's dream to give her child mobility. Now new cutting edge research might open the door for special needs babies to explore the world-- with the help of robots. http://www.sciencentral.com/video/
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Baby Motor Chairs

Baby Motor Chairs

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on May 08, 2009
Duration: 110
This mother's day, we bring you the story of one woman's dream to give her child mobility. This ScienCentral News video reports on research that is opening the door for special needs babies to explore the world-- with the help of robots.
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Baby Names And Fads

Baby Names And Fads

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on May 04, 2009
Duration: 109
As we sign those Mother's Day cards, most of us know the story behind the choice of our names. Now, new research published this week looks at baby names as a window into how popular trends catch on and die out. This ScienCentral News video explains.
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Better Bionic Eye

Better Bionic Eye

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on April 29, 2009
Duration: 82
Artificial, bionic-like eyes, similar to the ones in the iconic image of "The Terminator," are another step closer to becoming reality. The trick for researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign was that in order to make a tiny video camera work like an eye, it must be shaped like an eye.
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Warming Walden

Warming Walden

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on April 16, 2009
Duration: 100
More than 150 years later, researchers are using Thoreau's records to gather evidence of how the climate has warmed in the area of Walden Pond, in Concord , Massachusetts, a few miles from Boston.
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City vs Country Birds

City vs Country Birds

from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on April 08, 2009
Duration: 112
Biologists are comparing country bumpkins and city slickers...among birds. Find out how our feathered friends compare in the age-old debate.
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See Through Solar Cells

See Through Solar Cells

from Favorites of TheKilani123 on November 06, 2008
Duration: 110
Fifty years inthe making, solar-power cells are still flat, rigid, and ugly. But new research shows how they could be made lightweight, flexible, and transparent. These innovations could expand solar-cell use to things like solar fabrics and power generating windows. http://www.sciencentral.com/video/
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