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  1. A Mystery: Why Can’t We Walk Straight? : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR

    Try this: Put a blindfold on someone, take them to a park or a beach or a meadow and ask them to walk for as long as they can in a straight line. Then watch what happen.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2010/11/03/131050832/a-mystery-why-can-t-we-walk-straight

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  2. Video Games Boost Brain Power, Multitasking Skills : NPR

    ‘Parents, the next time you fret that your child is wasting too much time playing video games, consider new research suggesting that video gaming may have real-world benefits for your child’s developing brain.

    Daphne Bavelier is professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester. She studies young people playing action video games. Having now conducted more than 20 studies on the topic, Bavelier says, "It turns out that action video games are far from mindless."’

    From http://www.npr.org/2010/12/20/132077565/video-games-boost-brain-power-multitasking-skills?sc=tumblr&cc=npr

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