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New lab takes students on virtual field trips

New lab takes students on virtual field trips

Hawley Public Schools is introducing students -- and their teachers -- to the district's new virtual reality lab, one of only a few hundred around the country.
by Dan Gunderson

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A brain scientist who studies Alzheimer's explains how she stays mentally fit

A brain scientist who studies Alzheimer's explains how she stays mentally fit

Alzheimer's prevention specialist Jessica Langbaum says that like most working people she gets plenty of mental exercise without playing crossword puzzles or brain games. She says work is the key.
by Jon Hamilton

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Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 'the power of evolution'

Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 'the power of evolution'

Frances H. Arnold, an American chemist, has won half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and George Smith of the U.S. and Sir Gregory Winter of the U.K. will share the other half.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Scientists from U.S., Canada, France split Nobel Prize in Physics for laser work

Scientists from U.S., Canada, France split Nobel Prize in Physics for laser work

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says American Arthur Ashkin has won half the prize, while Gerard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada share the remainder.

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Health officials working to make flu shot more effective

Health officials working to make flu shot more effective

Last year's shot was only 36 percent effective according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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How the Myers-Briggs personality test began in a living room laboratory

How the Myers-Briggs personality test began in a living room laboratory

"The language of type can be immensely clarifying," says author Merve Emre. In The Personality Brokers she describes how a mother-daughter duo started a multi-million dollar "people sorting" industry.
by Melissa Block

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