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Oct

Brain Science Behind The Aha Moment

by Sheron Long on October 10, 2013

Don’t bother me. I’m having an aha moment!
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What Do Aha Moments Feel Like?

Flex your brain and you may find out. Look at these three words. What’s another word that can combine with each word and produce a familiar compound or a two-word phrase?

loser / throat / spot

Here’s another:

show / life / row

Try some harder examples, knowing that the word you think of can combine at the beginning or the end of the words in the set:

crab / pine / sauce

fence / card / master Read more...

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Oct

Excuse Me, Where’s the Fly in My Soup?

by Janine Boylan on October 7, 2013

A fly in soup, illustrating new views on eating insects as food

This fly crafted from different foods is perfectly edible.
The actual insect may be harder for many to swallow.
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New Views About Insects as Food

When I was a child, Brussels sprouts were disgusting. I knew this quite well because so many of the book and TV characters I loved told me so. No way was I going to eat Brussels sprouts!

Then a respected friend, who happened to be a Brussels sprouts supporter, convinced me to try the tiny cabbages. I did, and, it turns out, Brussels sprouts are actually pretty good. Read more...

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Oct

Culture Smart: How’s Life in Costa Rica?

by Sheron Long on October 6, 2013

Tile floor showing the traditional Costa Rican greeting "Pura Vida," which represents deeper cultural values on the love of life

When It Comes to Greetings & Good-byes, “Pura Vida” Sings

Ciao! That’s a pretty universal way to say “good-bye,” though in Italian—the language that gave this word to the world—it’s used for both “hello” and “good-bye.” In that respect, it’s much like aloha in Hawaiian or pura vida in the Spanish language of Costa Rica. Read more...

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