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A second opinion on learning disorders

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[ted id=893] TED brings us another intriguing speaker. Dr Aditi Shankardass is pioneering the use of technology to give children with developmental disorders their most accurate diagnosis. Dr Shankardass specializes in a groundbreaking EEG technology, developed by Harvard University. This technology records and analyses the EEG (brain electrical activity) in real time, allowing them to

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Pharrell on Education and being a \’Kidult\’

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geTNnB93zPc&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Skateboard P aka Pharrell is known for his music production but most probably famous because of his passion. For some people, with success comes a freedom of thought that opens their mind to solving the ills of society. Pharrells extracurricular focus seems to be on education. In this vid he sits down with Dr

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Are you past/present hedonistic or future oriented?

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Another wonderful \’RSA Animate\’ of an interesting talk given by Professor Philip Zimbardo conveying the secret powers of time how that expresses who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world. Keep up the great work RSA Animate of innovating educating through the medium of illustration for

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