It’s commonly said that we humans use only about 10 percent of our brains, with some people attributing Einstein’s brilliance to his ability to stretch that paltry figure to 15 percent. But in the video above, neurologist Dr. Richard Cytowic debunks these familiar notions, arguing that brain regions once believed to be “silent” are
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Poverty is not a barrier to success at school, a respected international organisation said yesterday. Factors such as poorly educated parents and run-down neighbourhoods condemn underprivileged families to a cycle of ‘social disadvantage’, according to some education experts. But the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development dismissed the assumption as a ‘myth’. Research shows children
On its 10th anniversary, we highlight some of the facts and figures related to Facebook, the defining social network of our time. On this day, February 4, exactly 10 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg turned on TheFacebook.com from his Harvard dorm. Little did he know or comprehend at the time that he’d be giving life to
The rules of staying fit seem very easy to follow. Eating well, working out, getting enough sleep and you will be the healthiest person, right? Surprisingly, it is more complicated than that. Often the very choices you make to benefit your health can be the same ones that hurt you in the end. Read
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A food safety expert, Dr Malgwi Usman, has advised Nigerians against consuming food sold by roadside vendors to reduce the risk of food and water borne diseases. Usman, the National Project Coordinator of Food Safety and Hygiene, Africa Hope Foundation (AHF) – an NGO, gave the advice in an interview in Lagos. He said
Building up students for success is really what teachers ultimately do. It’s all about the details, obviously, and the details can range from spelling and basic arithmetic to complex problem solving and writing. The handy infographic below (via) looks at 8 things successful people do and why they work. The graphic is definitely geared
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“Do scientists pray?” That’s the question that occupied the thoughts of a sixth-grade Sunday school class at The Riverside Church, and who better to pose it to than one of the best scientific minds of our time, Albert Einstein? A young girl named Phyllis penned a polite and inquisitive note to the great physicist, and
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Exercise could make you a better student. A study of Kansas elementary and middle school students found a link between physical fitness and better performance on maths and reading exams. The study followed the fitness of 13,000 students two years ago. It is part of the Healthy Schools Project funded by the Kansas Health Foundation.
An armed student who entered a school in Moscow and shot dead two adults before taking more than 20 teenagers hostage has been arrested. Police said the student had killed one officer and a teacher. Another policeman was shot and injured. The hostages were freed after the student’s father went in to the school. Russian
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By very virtue of being human, everyone has experienced infancy and toddlerhood. So why can most adults not remember anything that happened before the age of 3? Research has suggested that’s because infants don’t have the neural capabilities needed to retain an autobiographical memory. And now, a new study shows we start forgetting our earliest