Archive for July, 2013

Why Sherlock Holmes was wrong, and what you should do about it

Why Sherlock Holmes was wrong, and what you should do about it

The Edge of Education July 3, 2013 at 9:39 am Comments are Disabled

In the story, “A Study in Scarlet,” while introducing one of the most famous fictional characters of all time, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote (and Sherlock […]

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Early sketch of the path the iron took through Gage's skill

Nervous? Anxious? Blame evolution.

The Edge of Education July 3, 2013 at 9:14 am Comments are Disabled

Phineas Gage is famous because he had an accident at work one day. As a railroad foreman in 1848, one of his jobs was to […]

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Fiction readers’ secret advantage

Fiction readers’ secret advantage

The Edge of Education July 2, 2013 at 9:47 am 4 comments

Scientists are beginning to uncover some powerful benefits of reading fiction. Reduced stress, deeper sleep and less memory loss but also recent neuroscientists have also discovered language found in fiction gives our brains a unique work out—giving those who read it, a distinct advantage over those who don’t.

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