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Cognitive Science Defined

The study of how, rather than what, people learn. Teachers using this approach build on students' outside knowledge and experience and rely less on rote memorization.

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Forest schools - Back to earth

Published July 3, 2009, 5:26 am, Times Education Supplement

If you go down to the woods today, you may be surprised to see how much learning is going on. Meabh Ritchie reports on a growing movement

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That TV Guy

Published July 2, 2009, 2:45 pm, Pacific Sun

MONDAY, JULY 6: "Dirty Jobs" How much do you really want to know about bologna? Think "meat smoothie." Discovery Channel. 8pm. by Rick Polito

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Perfect pitch study offers window into influences of nature and nurture

Published July 2, 2009, 1:23 pm, EurekAlert!

( University of California - San Francisco ) Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there's new evidence that genes may influence one's ability to get there, as well.

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Perfect pitch study offers window into influences of nature and nurture

Published July 2, 2009, 9:40 am, UCSF News Office

Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there’s new evidence that genes may influence one’s ability to get there, as well.

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UGA Second In SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll Recipients

Published July 2, 2009, 8:50 am, WCTV Tallahassee

The University of Georgia recorded the second-highest number of SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll recipients among the 12 league schools, according to an announcement Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.

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Dogs, Volcanoes, Cockroaches

Published July 2, 2009, 7:48 am, U.S. Marine Corps

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. Who wants to come up here and touch the cockroach?" asked the Bug Lady. In an instant a dozen hands jolted into the air, fingers stretched as high as they could possibly go, while another dozen leaned way back with faces cringing in disgust.

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Nigeria: NNPC/Chevron Art Contest Crucial to Curriculum - Minister

Published July 2, 2009, 6:31 am, AllAfrica.com

The national art competition which the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture has been sponsoring since 2005 has been identified as a major initiative that enriches Fine Arts curriculum in the nation's schools which contributes to the growth of education and also plays a vital part in the nation's development and history.

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School Digest

Published July 2, 2009, 2:43 am, Deerfield Review

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Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews

Published July 1, 2009, 2:35 pm, Newswise

Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults and 46 percent of children are obese. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is at the forefront of obesity prevention, research and treatment and its faculty members have developed community, education ...

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Calendar: Mind events in July and August

Published July 1, 2009, 6:07 am, Scientific American

JULY 9 On this day in 1934, Canadian scientist Herbert Jasper of Brown Uni­versity made the first electrical tracing from a human brain. Jasper, considered to be one of the founders of modern neurosci­ence, pioneered the use of the electroencephalogram (EEG) to study electrical activity associated with fundamental brain functions such as consciousness and learning. He and his collaborator, ...

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