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Imagine if your best friend -or even worse, your boss- could read your thoughts!  It sounds like the stuff from Star Trek but scientists are now experimenting with technology that could do just that. The technology they are using is the electroencephalogram, or EEG.  This is a machine that detects the brain’s electrical activity and [...]

Want some inspiration for a classroom discussion around the science of happiness? With its potential to explore neuroscience, chemical messengers, bio-synthesis, diet and lifestyle, this could be a great cross-curricular topic to engage your students. Here’s a few ways you could get some ideas. First off, check out this fab Punk Science film, where Dan [...]