Gaming Bookworms

Homework or zombie battles? Why not … BOTH? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. HOW to get your kids to stop with the video games and do their homework? Wait, could all that screen time actually be HELPING them? Enter Angela Pasqualotto and team from

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Head in the Game

Headphones, playstation controller, keyboard and coffee mug.

Grand Theft Auto, Animal Crossing, Mario Kart – video games are just mindless fun – right? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Gamers will tell you that games are serious business. It takes HOURS of practice to “get to master level”. So how do game

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Sweat and Skillz

Who says you can’t work up a sweat playing Minecraft? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Who ISN’T clocking extra video game hours these days? Practice makes perfect! But, could something BESIDES all that couch-sittin’ and button-mashing help you level up? Marc Roig and his team

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Mind Reader

You too can have ESP! It’s as easy as…putting on your hat? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ever wonder what your friends are REALLY thinking? For example, do they actually love your new haircut? Well, knowing the answer might be possible – thanks to

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Poke-shaped Brain

Are Pokemon brainwashing our kids? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Kids, grownups, almost everyone can recognize Pikachu. This adorable yellow Pokemon is just so cute! Pika pika! He’s just one of hundreds of unique Pokemon. Like many, my own kids spent hours on those

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Virtually Sexist

Are sexist men less evolved? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet biologist Michael Kasumovic. He studies evolution in various contexts. Like online. For example, when male gamers, hiding behind Internet anonymity, harass female gamers. Kasumovic’s team participated anonymously in the multiplayer shoot-em-up game, Halo-Three.

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