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A 72 percent reduction in federal funding is devastating to math research. The American Mathematical Society is offering $1 ...

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Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

In what definitely wasn’t on our list of expectations for this year, researchers used a method called transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) may help the brain learn math faster. This method, ...

Local health and literacy experts weigh in on the importance of getting books in the hands of children all summer long.

From right-brained people being creative to brain games enhancing intelligence, the doctor busted several myths about the brain, earlier thought to be true.

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