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Wednesday
Mar062013

Researchers Say Action-Packed Videogames Help Dyslexia

DateMarch 6, 2013 at 17:13 by AuthorJamie O'Flinn

According to a new study in the latest issue of Current Biology, action-packed videogames with absolutely no reading or linguistic elements whatsoever can actually improve the reading ability of children with dyslexia. Using Rayman Raving Rabbids as the game of choice, the study suggests that dyslexia not only effects the linguistic centers of the brain, but also areas of the brain which govern attention and motor skills as well.

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Tuesday
Jan102012

Project Gemini archives the history of space exploration in photos

DateJanuary 10, 2012 at 22:36 by AuthorJason England

The Project Gemini Online Digital Archive was released recently by NASA, in conjunction with Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration. 

What we have is a collection of high-resolution photos, which have been scanned from the original mission flight films, spanning ten missions between 1965 and '66.  The one thing you can probably take note of while flicking through the photos is the beauty of it all.

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