Canny Minds Blog

Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds

Posted on26. May, 2010 by Jenny.

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Our viewing choice at the moment is Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds, which looks at the hidden secrets of the natural world.

Wash your hands and wipe away doubt over tough decisions

Posted on18. May, 2010 by Jenny.

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Need to make a tough decision?…just wash your hands!

All the Living

Posted on18. May, 2010 by Jenny.

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May’s reading group novel is All the Living by C.E. Morgan

For one week only (the offer ends on May 14) we are offering the six Rough Science DVDs at a special price of just £12.99 each, a saving of around £5 per title on the normal price. These programmes, made by the BBC in collaboration with the Open University between 2000-2005, were critically acclaimed when [...]

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Brain Training Games such as Nintendo DS can help to reverse memory loss

Posted on19. Apr, 2010 by Jenny.

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Psychologists from London Metropolitan University have unearthed more evidence that brain training games can actually help reverse memory loss in head injury victims and dementia sufferers. Furthermore, in their study, playing computer games was almost twice as effective at improving memory as performing similar exercises with a pen and paper They claim just 15 minutes [...]

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Wonders of the Solar System

Posted on13. Apr, 2010 by Jenny.

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April’s viewing choice is the BBC’s awesome tour of the world beyond our planet, ‘Wonders of the Solar System’. This four hour tour de force is timely as the sun re-emerges after a long winter’s rest.

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Between the Assassinations

Posted on08. Apr, 2010 by Jenny.

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April’s reading group selection is ‘Beteween the Assassinations’, the new novel by Aravind Adiga, Man Booker Prize Winner with his first novel ‘The White Tiger’.

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New Scrabble Rules

Posted on06. Apr, 2010 by Jenny.

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Mattel, manufacturers of the board game Scrabble, have announced new rules for their famous board game. In July a new version of the game is to be launched and this will permit the use of proper nouns. Therfore players will be able to use place names, people’s names and the names of products and companies. [...]