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Smartphone beats paper for some with dyslexia
Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That is, until he...
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Smart phone beats paper for some with dyslexia - Science Nation
Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That...
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Absorption
In digestion, absorption is the movement of nutrients and other food chemicals from the gut into the bloodstream, which takes place in the small intestine.
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Special Education Teacher Anya Wasko on Self-Advocacy Skills for Students
Anya was identified with dyslexia and ADHD in elementary school. Her mother—who had similar issues—was determined to make sure Anya never felt like she was less than anyone else. Anya’s incredibly supportive parents read books to her,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jonathan Mooney - Reimagining Learning
Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of Brown University’s class of 2000 and holds an honors degree in English Literature. Jonathan is founder and...
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The Polaroid Camera: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
When Edwin Land's daughter asked why she couldn't see a photograph immediately after it was taken, inspiration struck. Learn how this prolific inventor polarized light and made every camera user an amateur film developer in this episode....
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The Refrigerator: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
Jacob Perkins was always a tinkerer, but in 1834 he patented the refrigerator. Learn how his version worked by vaporizing dangerous chemicals. Stuff of Genius tells the story behind everyday inventions. From the bikini to super wheat and...
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Television: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
When Philo Farnsworth was just fourteen years old, he had an epiphany that changed his life, and ours. Tune in to learn how this former sharecropper created this modern television. Stuff of Genius tells the story behind everyday...
The March of Time
Reporter, Arthur Krock and assistant
MOT 1935: NY TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU: Reporter calling in story from inside phone booth. Arthur Krock at desk in office talking on telephone seated at desk talking w/ assistant about why Senator Harrison is no longer doing the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Gabrieli - The Brain and Learning
John Gabrieli is a neuroscientist at MIT, and an associate member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He is a faculty member in the department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and director of the Martinos Imaging Center,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Rebecca West - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Field and Anthony Pitt
Rebecca West was a top ten finalist for the 2021 Global Teacher Prize. Rebecca is also deputy principal at Bonnyrigg Public School, New South Wales, Australia, knew as soon as she entered a classroom as a student-teacher 22 years ago...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tracy Ann Hall - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Brown
Jamaican educator Tracy-Ann Hall was a top 10 finalist for the 2017 Global Teacher Prize. Tracy-Ann did not enjoy successful school years herself, due to undiagnosed dyslexia. She did not move on to higher education immediately but...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tracy-Ann Hall - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Jamaica
Jamaican educator Tracy-Ann Hall was a top 10 finalist for the 2017 Global Teacher Prize. Tracy-Ann did not enjoy successful school years herself, due to undiagnosed dyslexia. She did not move on to higher education immediately but...