Posts Tagged ‘Suzuki-music-school’
Musical training as mental exercise for cognitive performance
We often hear (gladly!) how teachers use our blog articles and brain teasers in their classes. We also hear how many psychology and biology teachers are getting their students excited about brain research, and, to contribute to their efforts, we like to recognize some great initiatives. Last year, Jeffrey Gonce, a Psychology teacher at Red…
Read MoreA very sharp brain: Prof. Hans Rosling
A few years ago I had the chance to meet Hans Rosling at a summit by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. He is a Professor of International Health who developed Trendalyzer software, a tool that brings statistics to live with great visual and animation techniques. Google bought the software last March. You can find it here now.…
Read MoreTED Conference wants more brains and synapses
TED Conference, a great annual conference on anything and everything new and meaningful, announces the public launch of their revamped website with great content and social networking tools, all under the banner “Ideas worth spreading”. You can exercise your mind by learning about most science and technology subjects through wonderful TEDTalks video clips. Some examples:…
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