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- The Human Senses: Touch July 16, 2021Lesson Plan: The sensory system has evolved to inform us about our surroundings. We can use touch to navigate in the world, to communicate, to search for food,…..
- News: Sleep (Part 2) February 21, 2021How does sleep impact memory and learning? Part 2 of our Sleep review centers on the restorative functions of sleep and the effects of lack of sleep.
- News: Sleep (Part 1) February 21, 2021Did you ever ask yourself why do we sleep, how sleep evolved, what are the anatomical and biochemical basis of sleep? Find out in part 1 of this exploration of Sleep.
- Scientists Born in January January 8, 2021Remembering the scientific contributions of Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Sydney Brenner, and Diane Fossey
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